Assertion: nerve agent | /r/CapableOf | bind acetylcholinesterase
Facets:
value: irreversibly
type: MANNER
value: to deactivate the enzyme.4,9
type: PURPOSE
value: covalently
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Nerve agents have a chemical structure similar to organophosphates which allows them to covalently bind acetylcholinesterase to deactivate the enzyme.4,9
text: Nerve agents bind to acetylcholinesterase and stop it from working, so that acetylcholine concentrations rise to fatal levels.
text: This antidote must be given fast enough before the nerve gas irreversibly binds to the acetylcholinesterase.