The in vitro effect of procainamide on plasma cholinesterase (PCHE) activity in the plasma of ten normal ASA physical status I patients was studied using a kinetic method. The mean plasma cholinesterase activity without procainamide (control) was 0.90 +/- 0.09 units.ml-1. The dibucaine numbers of all the samples were in the normal range of 78 to 86, indicating normal genotypes. The mean plasma ...

Cholinesterase activity was estimated in the serum of a Trinidadian female of Asian Indian descent. Her serum cholinesterase was pathologically low (0.17 U/ml) compared to the average reported for the population (10.59 ± 2.77 U/ml), and her dibucaine number could not be estimated. In a pedigree study her sister displayed similar enzyme activity and cholinesterase was 0.09 U/ml. Cholinesterase c...

The genus Sarcococca is widely distributed in South-East Asia and it comprises 14 species. The genus is traditionally used for gastrointestinal ulcers, infections, pain and in rheumatic fevers. Recently, our group has derived a comprehensive SAR relationship picture for a new series of natural cholinesterase inhibitors isolated from Sarcococca saligna (syn. S. pruniformis, Buxaceae). The fracti...

Previous investigators (Frawley, Hagan & Fitzhugh, 1952; Davison, 1955; Kewitz & Nachmansohn, 1957) have observed that the rate of recovery in vivo of inhibited brain true cholinesterase depended on which inhibitor was used. With diiwopropyl phosphorofluoridate (Frawley et al. 1952; Davison, 1955; Kewitz & Nachmansobn, 1957) recovery was slow, whereas with tetraethyl pyrophosphate (Davison, 195...

The genus Sarcococca is widely distributed in South-East Asia and it comprises 14 species. The genus is traditionally used for gastrointestinal ulcers, infections, pain and in rheumatic fevers. Recently, our group has derived a comprehensive SAR relationship picture for a new series of natural cholinesterase inhibitors isolated from Sarcococca saligna (syn. S. pruniformis, Buxaceae). The fracti...

BACKGROUND Farmworkers can be exposed to a wide variety of pesticides. Assessing cholinesterase activity over time can be used to monitor exposure to organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides. OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to document patterns and variation in cholinesterase levels across the agricultural season (May-August) among field-workers, and to explore the association of choli...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of two new parameters for separating pleural transudates and exudates: pleural fluid cholinesterase level and pleural fluid to serum cholinesterase ratio, and to compare the results with the other well-established criteria. DESIGN Prospective evaluation of the patients referred for diagnostic thoracentesis. SETTING Pulmonary sections of a community...

A histochemical staining technique for cholinesterase is reported for the study of corneal nerves in whole-thickness rabbit cornea. The technique is relatively simple, yields reproducible results, allows good definition of the nerve fiber pattern, and provides the investigator, using a binocular microscope, with the advantage of three-dimensional study. When tissue is stained for specific choli...

Fifteen patients demonstrating unexpected prolonged apnoea lasting several hours after succinylcholine have been treated by a new preparation of human serum cholinesterase. Adequate spontaneous respiration was re-established in an average period of ten minutes after the injection. In 12 patients biochemical genetic examinations confirmed the presence of an atypical serum cholinesterase. In thre...