Expression and Purification of a Potential Antidote for Organophosphate Warfare Agents

Abstract

Serine-dependent carboxylesterases (E.C.3. 1.1.1) are found in a variety of tissues with high activity detected in the human liver. Carhoxylesterases (hCaE) hydrolyze aliphatic and aromatic esters, and aromatic amides. Carboxylesterase may play an important role in the detoxification of xenobiotic chemicals that contain organophosphate (OP) compounds. Thus, an injectable form of human hCaE should prove to be a valuable antidote for protecting soldiers from these chemical agents. To this end, clones containing a site-mutated cDNA were prepared and used to stably transform human 293T cells. Transformed 293T cells were grown in a chemostat, and conditions were defined which allow for an optimal time of removal of the culture media for isolation of carboxylesterase. In these studies, enzymatic activity was found to be optimal in cell culture medium at four hours. Enzymatically active carboxylesterase was isolated from the culture media, and the initial steps of enzyme purification were accomplished. Our results indicate that an active recombinant enzyme functions as native enzyme with respect to inhibition by organophosphates and reactivation by oximes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA405518

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  • Kenneth D. Lanclos

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Albumins
  • Animal Structures
  • Antidotes
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemistry
  • Culture Techniques
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum
  • Enzymes
  • Nerve Agents
  • Organophosphates
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Rodents

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  • Biology

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  • Neurotoxicology