Characterization of brain acetylcholinesterase of bentonic fish Hoplosternum littorale: Perspectives of application in pesticides and metal ions biomonitoring

MC Araújo, CRD Assis, KCC Silva, KS Souza… - Aquatic toxicology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1. 1.7) is a serine hydrolase, whose main
function is to modulate neurotransmission at cholinergic synapses. It is, therefore, the …

Brain acetylcholinesterase of three perciformes: from the characterization to the in vitro effect of metal ions and pesticides

DFC Lopes, CRD de Assis, MCS de Sant'Anna… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Estuarine environments gather pollution from large regions including urban and industrial
zones. The monitoring of environmental quality in these areas constitutes a real requirement …

Brain acetylcholinesterase of jaguar cichlid (Parachromis managuensis): From physicochemical and kinetic properties to its potential as biomarker of pesticides and …

MC de Araujo, CRD Assis, LC Silva, DC Machado… - Aquatic toxicology, 2016 - Elsevier
This contribution aimed to characterize physicochemical and kinetic parameters of the brain
cholinesterases (ChEs) from Parachromis managuensis and investigate the in vitro effects of …

Kinetic and physicochemical properties of brain acetylcholinesterase from the peacock bass (Cichla ocellaris) and in vitro effect of pesticides and metal ions

KCC Silva, CRD Assis, VM Oliveira, LB Carvalho Jr… - Aquatic toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
Brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1. 1.7) from peacock bass (Cichla ocellaris) was
characterized and the effect of organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides as well as ions …

Freshwater pollution biomarker: response of brain acetylcholinesterase activity in two fish species

FR De la Torre, L Ferrari, A Salibián - … and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & …, 2002 - Elsevier
The effect of prolonged exposure at two sites along the Reconquista River (Argentina), a
highly polluted peri-urban water body, on brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE, EC 3.1. 1.7 …

Comparative effect of pesticides on brain acetylcholinesterase in tropical fish

CRD Assis, AG Linhares, VM Oliveira… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
Monitoring of pesticides based on acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1. 1.7) inhibition in vitro
avoids interference of detoxification defenses and bioactivation of some of those compounds …

Cholinesterase activities in the scallop Pecten jacobaeus: Characterization and effects of exposure to aquatic contaminants

B Stefano, C Ilaria, F Silvano - Science of the total environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Nearshore marine environments of industrialized countries are increasingly threatened by
anthropogenic pollution. It is therefore a priority task to investigate the sensitivity of new …

Effect of temperature and salinity on acetylcholinesterase activity, a common pollution biomarker, in Mytilus sp. from the south-western Baltic Sea

S Pfeifer, D Schiedek, JW Dippner - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology …, 2005 - Elsevier
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity is a well established biomarker to monitor
environmental pollution caused by neurotoxic compounds, such as organophosphorus and …

Acetylcholinesterase Activity and Enzyme Kinetics in the Brain of Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio Subjected to Sub-lethal Exposure to Dimethoate

S Satyadevan, S Kumar, M Tembhre - Bioscience, biotechnology …, 1993 - Taylor & Francis
Dimethoate, an organophosphorus insecticide, inhibited the acetylcholinesterase of the
brain of a common carp, Cyprinus carpio, by increasing the K m without affecting the V max …

Comparative study of esterase activities in different tissues of marine fish species Trachurus trachurus, Merluccius merluccius and Trisopterus luscus

S Martínez-Morcillo, M Pérez-López, MP Míguez… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pesticides are one of the most frequently anthropogenic xenobiotics detected in water.
Among these, the organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are very widely used in agriculture …