Review Article

Transitioning from Oxime to the Next Potential Organophosphorus Poisoning Therapy Using Enzymes

Table 1

Validated decontamination and detoxification approaches using enzymes.

AuthorsEnzyme and matrix for immobilizationApplication

Caldwell and Raushel, 1991PTE from Pseudomonas diminuta onto the trityl agarose matrixDetoxify various OPs with higher affinity towards paraoxon
Raynes et al., 2011PTE from Pseudomonas diminuta using amyloid fibrils generated from insulin and crystallinDetoxify various OPs with higher affinity towards paraoxon
Gao et al., 2014OpdA from using covalent immobilization onto polyester textilesEffectively degrades organophosphate pesticides and environmental remediation (decontamination)
Suthiwangcharoen and Nagarajan, 2014PTE from Pseudomonas diminuta using amphiphilic block copolymerDetoxify various OPs with higher affinity towards paraoxon
Mechrez et al., 2014PTE from D. radiodurans onto carbon nanotube paperEnvironmental remediation of biomedical devices (decontamination)