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Investigation of evolved paraoxonase-1 variants for prevention of organophosphorous pesticide compound intoxication.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Jun 2014
Mata David G, Rezk Peter E, Sabnekar Praveena, Cerasoli Douglas M, Chilukuri Nageswararao
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the ability of the engineered paraoxonase-1 variants G3C9, VII-D11, I-F11, and VII-D2 to afford protection against paraoxon intoxication. Paraoxon is the toxic metabolite of parathion, a common pesticide still in use in many developing countries. An in vitro investigation showed that VII-D11 is the most efficient variant at hydrolyzing paraoxon with a kcat/Km of 2.1 × 10(6) M(-1) min(-1) and 1.6 ×...
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