[HTML][HTML] Catalytic degradation of nerve agents

A Zammataro, R Santonocito, A Pappalardo… - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nerve agents (NAs) are a group of highly toxic organophosphorus compounds developed
before World War II. They are related to organophosphorus pesticides, although they have …

[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic degradation of organophosphorus pesticides and nerve agents by EC: 3.1. 8.2

M Matula, T Kucera, O Soukup, J Pejchal - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
The organophosphorus substances, including pesticides and nerve agents (NAs), represent
highly toxic compounds. Standard decontamination procedures place a heavy burden on …

Hydrolytic cleavage of nerve agent simulants by gold nanozymes

Y Lyu, L Morillas-Becerril, F Mancin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention, organophosphorus nerve agents
are still available and have been used in regional wars, terroristic attacks or for other …

[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic decontamination of G-type, V-type and Novichok nerve agents

P Jacquet, B Rémy, RPT Bross, M van Grol… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organophosphorus nerve agents (OPNAs) are highly toxic compounds inhibiting cholinergic
enzymes in the central and autonomic nervous systems and neuromuscular junctions …

Enzymatic detoxification: a sustainable means of degrading toxic organophosphate pesticides and chemical warfare nerve agents

G Manco, E Porzio, Y Suzumoto - Journal of Chemical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are highly toxic molecules mainly used as pesticides.
OP compounds also include nerve gases used in the past as chemical warfare agents and …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of organophosphorus-based nerve agent degradation products by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS): Current derivatization reactions …

CA Valdez, RN Leif - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The field of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in the analysis of chemical
warfare agents (CWAs), specifically those involving the organophosphorus-based nerve …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative biocatalysts as tools to detect and inactivate nerve agents

E Porzio, F Bettazzi, L Mandrich, I Del Giudice… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Pesticides and warfare nerve agents are frequently organophosphates (OPs) or related
compounds. Their acute toxicity highlighted more than ever the need to explore applicable …

An integrated nanocatalyst combining enzymatic and metal–organic framework catalysts for cascade degradation of organophosphate nerve agents

H Li, L Ma, L Zhou, J Gao, Z Huang, Y He… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
An integrated nanocatalyst (INC), denoted OPH@ MIL-100 (Fe), was synthesized by
immobilizing a biocatalyst onto a metal–organic framework (MOF)-based catalyst, which can …

Bionanoconjugate‐based composites for decontamination of nerve agents

IV Borkar, CZ Dinu, G Zhu, RS Kane… - Biotechnology …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We have developed enzyme‐based composites that rapidly and effectively detoxify
simulants of V‐and G‐type chemical warfare nerve agents. The approach was based on the …

High-throughput screening of solid-state catalysts for nerve agent degradation

JM Palomba, CV Credille, M Kalaj… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A high-throughput screening (HTS) method was devised to increase the rate of discovery
and evaluation of nerve agent degradation catalysts. Using this HTS method,> 90 solid state …