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.