“…Paraoxon and dichlorvos (DDVP) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Co., Inc. (St. Louis, MO) and Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan), respectively. Organophosphorus compounds were detected using AChE from Electrophorus electricus (electric eel) [Type VI-S, lyophilized powder, 155 or 253 kU/mg (measured by Ellman’s assay); Sigma-Aldrich], ACh (Nacalai Tesque, Inc., Kyoto, Japan), bovine serum albumin (BSA; Sigma-Aldrich), d -(+)-trehalose anhydrous (Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), phenol red (Tokyo Chemical Industry), and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES; Nacalai Tesque). Interference was evaluated using drug-free urine (from a single donor, Lee Biosolutions, Inc., Maryland Heights, MO) and common liquid hand soap (Lion Corporation, Tokyo, Japan).…”