Nerve agents are organophosphorus chemical warfare agents that exert their action through
the irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, with a consequent overstimulation of …

Organophosphorus agents (OP s) irreversibly inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AC hE) causing a
major cholinergic syndrome. The medical counter‐measures of OP poisoning have not …

The implementation of the Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC), prohibiting the
development, production, storage and use of chemical weapons by 192 nations and the ban …

The organophosphorus chemical warfare agents were initially synthesized in the 1930's and
are some of the most toxic compounds ever discovered. The standard means of …

Although 193 states have committed to the Chemical Weapons Convention and 98% of the
declared chemical weapons stockpiles have been destroyed so far, nerve agent poisoning …

Improving an enzyme's initially low catalytic efficiency with a new target substrate by an
order of magnitude or two may require only a few rounds of mutagenesis and screening or …

Domestication is an evolutionary process during which the biobehavioural profile
(comprising eg social and emotional behaviour, cognitive abilities, as well as hormonal …

Organophosphorus compounds (OPs) have been widely used in agriculture for decades
because of their high insecticidal efficiency, which maintains and increases crop yields …

The attack of nerve agents and the usage of pesticides bring threats on the safety of human
lives and environments. Release of the threats of these compounds, organophosphorus …

The repeated use of the nerve agent sarin against civilians in Syria in 2013 emphasizes the
continuing threat by chemical warfare agents. Multiple studies demonstrated a limited …