Abstract
The Acholest and tintometric methods are used widely for measuring blood cholinesterase activity after exposure to organophosphorus compounds. However, if applied for measuring blood cholinesterase activity in persons exposed to carbamates, the accuracy of the methods requires verification since carbamylated cholinesterases are unstable. The spectrophotometric method was used as a reference method and the two field methods were employed under controlled conditions. Human blood cholinesterases were inhibited in vitro by four methylcarbamates that are used as insecticides. When plasma cholinesterase activity was measured by the Acholest and spectrophotometric methods, no difference was found. The enzyme activity in whole blood determined by the tintometric method was ≤ 11% higher than when the same sample was measured by the spectrophotometric method.
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