Tritium labeling of a powerful methylphosphonate inhibitor of cholinesterase: synthesis and biological applications
7-(Methylethoxy phosphinyloxy)-1-methyl-quinolinium iodide (MEPQ), a powerful anti-cholinesterase methylphosphonate ester, was labeled with tritium (9 Ci/mmol) at the methylphosphonyl moiety (TCH2P(O)(OR)X) by an iodine-tritium replacement reaction. Kinetic measurements of the rate of inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by (/sup 3/H)MEPQ and its rate of hydrolysis in alkaline solution confirmed the identity of (/sup 3/H)MEPQ with authentic MEPQ, which was prepared by the same reaction sequences. Gel-filtration experiments verified the radiospecificity of (/sup 3/H)MEPQ. In vitro radiolabeling of both AChE and butyrylcholinesterase along with the whole-body autoradiography of (/sup 3/H)MEPQ-treated mice suggests that (/sup 3/H)MEPQ is a convenient marker for studying biological systems containing these esterases.
- Research Organization:
- Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona
- OSTI ID:
- 6994406
- Journal Information:
- Anal. Biochem.; (United States), Vol. 169:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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