Structural and functional characterization of the interaction of the photosensitizing probe methylene blue with Torpedo californica acetylcholinesterase
Aviv Paz, Esther Roth, Yacov Ashani, Yechun Xu, Valery L. Shnyrov, Joel L. Sussman, Israel Silman, and Lev Weiner[1]
Molecular Tour
The photosensitizer, , generates singlet oxygen that irreversibly inhibits Torpedo californica acetylcholinesterase (TcAChE). In the dark, it inhibits reversibly.
- ↑ Paz A, Roth E, Ashani Y, Xu Y, Shnyrov VL, Sussman JL, Silman I, Weiner L. Structural and functional characterization of the interaction of the photosensitizing probe methylene blue with Torpedo californica acetylcholinesterase. Protein Sci. 2012 Jun 1. doi: 10.1002/pro.2101. PMID:22674800 doi:10.1002/pro.2101
