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  Česky / Czech version Čes. slov. Farm., 2005; 54, 192–195
 
A Comparison of the Efficacy of the Reactivators of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibited with Tabun 
CABAL J., KUČA K., JUN D., BAJGAR J., HRABINOVÁ M. 

Univerzita obrany v Hradci Králové, Fakulta vojenského zdravotnictví, Katedra toxikologie
 


Summary:

       The nerve agent tabun inhibits acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1.1.7) by the formation of a covalent bond with the enzyme. Afterwards, AChE is not able to fulfil its role in the organism and subsequently cholinergic crisis occurs. AChE reactivators (pralidoxime, obidoxime and HI-6) as causal antidotes are used for the cleavage of the bond between the enzyme and nerve agent. Unfortunately, their potency for reactivation of tabun-inhibited AChE is poor. The aim of the study was to choose the most potent reactivator of tabun-inhibited AChE. We have tested eight AChE reactivators – pralidoxime, obidoxime, trimedoxime, HI-6, methoxime, Hlö-7 and our newly synthesized oximes K027 and K048. All reactivators were tested using our standard in vitro reactivation test (pH 8, 25°C, time of inhibition by the nerve agent 30 minutes, time of reactivation by AChE reactivator 10 minutes). According to our results, only trimedoxime was able to achieve 50% reactivation potency. However, this relatively high potency was achieved at high oxime concentration (10-2 M). At a lower concentration of 10-4 M (the probably attainable concentration in vivo), four AChE reactivators (trimedoxime, obidoxime, K027, and K048) were able to reactivate AChE inhibited by tabun reaching from 10 to 18 %.

        Key words: acetylcholinesterase – reactivators – nerve agents – tabun – oximes
       

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