- pralidoxime
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An oxime used in conjunction with atropine to combat poisoning by organophosphates or acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (nerve agents).
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Pralidoxime — Systematic (IUPAC) name 2 [(hydroxyimino)m … Wikipedia
pralidoxime chloride — Used to restore the inactivated cholinesterase activity resulting from organophosphate poisoning; has some limited value as an antagonist of the carbamate type of cholinesterase inhibitors that are used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.… … Medical dictionary
pralidoxime — pral·i·dox·ime .pral i däk .sēm n a substance C7H9ClN2O that restores the reactivity of cholinesterase and is used to counteract phosphorylation (as by an organophosphate pesticide) called also 2 PAM see PROTOPAM * * * pral·i·dox·ime… … Medical dictionary
pralidoxime — … Useful english dictionary
2-pralidoxime — One of several oximes that are effective in reversing cholinesterase inhibition by organophosphates. The 2 PAM facilitates the hydrolysis of the phosphorylated enzyme so as to regenerate active cholinesterase … Medical dictionary
Nerve agent — This article is about the chemical. For the band, see The Nerve Agents. This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) … Wikipedia
Sarin — For other uses, see Sarin (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Serine. Sarin[1] … Wikipedia
Atropine — Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
VX (nerve agent) — Chembox new ImageFile = VX S enantiomer 2D skeletal.png ImageName = Skeletal formula of the S enantiomer of VX ImageFile1 = VX S enantiomer 3D balls.png ImageName1 = Ball and stick model of the S enantiomer of VX IUPACName = Ethyl { [2 [di(propan … Wikipedia
2-PAM — Abbreviation for 2 pralidoxime. * * * 2 PAM .tü .pē .ā em n PRALIDOXIME * * * pralidoxime … Medical dictionary
