Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors analytical methods

More elegant analytical methods exploit substances biological or biochemical properties. This is simple for acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides. Acetylcholinesterase is easy to measure, and the enzyme may be bought from suppliers or extracted from flies, earthworms, or vertebrate nervous tissue. The enzyme may be measured with and without addition of the extract containing the insecticide. Some plant materials may contain natural cholinesterase inhibitors (e.g., solanine in potato) that will interfere with this analysis if not removed. 

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