Assay for heavy metals using an inhibitive assay based on the acetylcholinesterase from Pangasius hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878)

• Main Authors: Aidil, Mohd S., Sabullah, Mohd Khalidan, Halmi, Mohd Izuan Effendi, Sulaiman, Rosni, Shukor, Mohd Shukri, Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Syed, Mohd Arif, Amir Hamzah, Amir Syahir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Parlar Scientific Publications 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28046/1/280461.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28046/

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is generally used as an inhibitive assay for insecticides. A lesser-known property of AChE is its inhibition by heavy metals. In this work, we evaluate an AChE from silver catfish brain (Pangasius sp.), wasted from aquaculture industry, as an inhibitive assay for heavy me...