Assay for heavy metals using an inhibitive assay based on the acetylcholinesterase from Clarias batrachus

• Main Authors: Muhammad, Umar Abubakar, Tham, Lik Gin, Perumal, Natarajan, Mohd Daud, Hassan, Yasid, Nur Adeela, Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hibiscus Publisher 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64020/1/Assay%20for%20heavy%20metals%20using%20an%20inhibitive%20assay%20based%20on%20the%20acetylcholinesterase%20from%20Clarias%20batrachus.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64020/; https://journal.hibiscuspublisher.com/index.php/BSTR/article/view/369

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is usually 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 brains of Clarias batrachus (catfish) exposed to wastes from aquaculture industry as an inhibitive assay for...