Pralidoxime

Pralidoxime is a potent reactivator of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) . Pralidoxime reactivates nerve agent-inhibited AChE via direct nucleophilic attack by the oxime moiety on the phosphorus center of the bound nerve agent. Pralidoxime is an antidote for organophosphate poisoning[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[6735-59-7]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Cholinesterase (ChE)

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Neuronal Signaling

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/pralidoxime.html

Purity

90.0

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

C[N+]1=CC=CC=C1/C=N/O

Molecular Formula

C7H9N2O+

Molecular Weight

137.16

References & Citations

[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.