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Organic Chemicals > Amines > Hydroxylamines > Oximes > Pralidoxime Compounds

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Pralidoxime Compounds  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Various salts of a quaternary ammonium oxime that reconstitute inactivated acetylcholinesterase, especially at the neuromuscular junction, and may cause neuromuscular blockade. They are used as antidotes to organophosphorus poisoning as chlorides, iodides, methanesulfonates (mesylates), or other salts.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 2-PAM Compounds
  • Pyridine Aldoxime Methyl Compounds

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