Product Description: Pralidoxime (chloride) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Pralidoxime (chloride). This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Pralidoxime chloride is a potent reactivator of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Pralidoxime chloride reactivates nerve agent-inhibited AChE via direct nucleophilic attack by the oxime moiety on the phosphorus center of the bound nerve agent. Pralidoxime chloride is an antidote for organophosphate poisoning[1][2].
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References: [1]Cadieux CL, et al. Probing the activity of a non-oxime reactivator for acetylcholinesterase inhibited by organophosphorus nerve agents. Chem Biol Interact. 2016;259(Pt B):133‐141./[2]Eyer P, Buckley N. Pralidoxime for organophosphate poisoning. Lancet. 2006;368(9553):2110‐2111./[3]Houzé P, et al. High Dose of Pralidoxime Reverses Paraoxon-Induced Respiratory Toxicity in Mice. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2018;46(2):131‐138.