Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by
the formation, aggregation and accumulation of amyloid beta, perturbed metal (copper, iron …

Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides and nerve agents still pose a threat to the population.
Treatment of OP poisoning is an ongoing challenge and burden for medical services …

This review is shaped in scope by much and various chemical, biological, materials science,
device, and chemical engineering literature. This review is intended to make major …

Yang and co-workers appeared (Figure 1), 2 and 16 years since their accompanying
Accounts article,“Chemical Detoxification of Nerve Agent VX.” 14 Also, organophosphonate …

Chemical warfare agents constitute one of the greatest threats in the modern world. Among
them, the neurotoxic agents are of special interest due to their high lethality and danger …

Poisoning by organophosphorus compounds (OP) still is a major therapeutic problem.
Intentional OP pesticide poisoning results in up to 300.000 deaths each year and highly …

The first edition of this book, Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicity at Low Levels, was
published just prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Reflecting a greater …

Irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by organophosphates leads to many
failures in living organism and ultimately in death. Organophosphorus compounds …

Sarin (GB, O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is a potent organophosphorus (OP)
nerve agent that inhibits acetylcholinesterase (AChE) irreversibly. The subsequent build-up …

Trichothecenes comprise a large family of structurally related toxins mainly produced by
fungi belonging to the genus Fusarium. Among trichothecenes, type A and type B are of the …