Pub. Date : 2005 Dec 15
PMID : 16293236
1 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | Current antidotes for organophosphorus compounds (OP) poisoning consist of a combination of pretreatment with carbamates (pyridostigmine bromide), to protect acetylcholinesterase (AChE) from irreversible inhibition by OP compounds, and post-exposure therapy with anti-cholinergic drugs (atropine sulfate) to counteract the effects of excess acetylcholine and oximes (e.g., 2-PAM chloride) to reactivate OP-inhibited AChE. | Atropine | acetylcholinesterase (Cartwright blood group) | Homo sapiens |