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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Phosphorothionate insecticides such as parathion (O,O-diethyl O-p-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate) and chlorpyrifos (CPS; O,O-diethyl O-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl phosphorothioate; Dursban) are metabolically converted by oxidative desulfuration into paraoxon and chlorpyrifos-oxon (CPO). The insecticidal action of chlorpyrifos stems from inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by CPO, resulting in severe cholinergic toxicity. Sensory peripheral neuropathy was observed in people exposed environmentally to chlorpyrifos sprayed in confined areas. We have examined the kinetics of inhibition of AChE and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) by paraoxon and CPO. The bimolecular rate constants (ki) for inhibition by paraoxon of recombinant human (rH) AChE, recombinant mouse (rM) AChE, and fetal bovine serum (FBS) AChE were 7.0, 4.0, and 3.2 x 10(5) M(-1) min(-1). The ki values for the inhibition by CPO of rH AChE, fetal bovine serum AChE, human RBC AChE, Torpedo AChE, and recombinant mouse (rM) AChE were 9.3, 2.2, 3.8, 8.0, and 5.1 x 10(6) M(-1) min(-1), respectively. Inhibition of human serum BChE, rH BChE, and rM BChE by CPO yielded ki values of 1.65, 1.67, and 0.78 x 10(9) M(-1) min(-1), respectively. The ki values obtained for BChE from various species were 160- to 750-fold larger than those of AChE from parallel sources. Inhibition of the single-site mutant A328Y of rH BChE by CPO displayed a 21-fold lower rate than that of wild-type rH BChE (ki, 7.9 x 10(7) vs 1.67 x 10(9) M(-1) min(-1)). The double mutant of acyl pocket residues of rH AChE, F295L/F297V, was inhibited by CPO with a 150-fold larger ki than wild type (1.5 x 10(9) vs 1.0 x 10(7) M(-1) min(-1)). The increased rate obtained with the double mutant displaying characteristics of the BChE active center provides a rationale for higher efficacy of CPO scavenging by BChE, compared with AChE.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
293-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase by chlorpyrifos-oxon.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Biochemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA. amitai@iibr.gov.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't