Moraes, M. S.Leite, SRA2014-05-202014-05-201994-11-01Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. São Paulo: Associação Bras Divulg Cientifica, v. 27, n. 11, p. 2635-2638, 1994.0100-879Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/38954We report the in vitro inhibitory effect of very low concentrations of aluminum salts (IC50 = 4.1 X 10(-12)M) on bovine brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The enzymatic assays were performed using acetylcholine bromide in a buffered pH 7.4 solution at 37 degrees C. The relevant enzyme interacting species is the Al3+ ion, whose concentrations were fixed at pM levels by a citrate metal ion buffer system. The IC50 demonstrates that Al3+ is a potent inhibitor of AChE.2635-2638engALUMINUMACETYLCHOLINESTERASEBRAINArtigoWOS:A1994PQ37600017Acesso restrito