Novichok (Russian: Новичо́к, lit. 'newcomer, novice, newbie') is a family of nerve agents, some of which are binary chemical weapons. The agents were developed...

was a Novichok nerve agent. On 30 June 2018, two British nationals, Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess, were poisoned by a Novichok nerve agent of the...

nerve agent. It was developed in the Soviet Union under the FOLIANT program and is one of the group of compounds referred to as Novichok agents that were...

Sergei and his daughter, Yulia Skripal, were poisoned by means of a Novichok nerve agent. Both spent several weeks in hospital in a critical condition, before...

of Rainbow Codes Novichok agent John H, Balszuweit F, Kehe K, Worek F & Thiermann H (2015). "Toxicokinetic Aspects of Nerve Agents and Vesicants". In...

and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent and as a result, he was hospitalized in serious condition. During...

better-known VX nerve agent. It became a prototype for the series of Novichok agents. According to chemical weapons expert Jonathan Tucker, the first binary...

though they continued using Novichok agents. Ukraine claims Russia used chemical weapons in Mariupol. A range of Novichok agents were developed and tested...

between the V and G agents and are typically used for a semi-persistent to persistent effect. Novichok agents GV (nerve agent) These agents have low volatility...

Wiltshire, England. Police determined that they were poisoned by a Novichok nerve agent of the same kind used in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal...

chemical weapons expert indicated that Shikhany was the source of the novichok agent used in the 2018 poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. However...

emerges that he and his daughter were poisoned with a highly potent Novichok agent which was smeared on the front-door handle of their residence. The docudrama...

tasteless liquid with a faint fruity odor. It is classified as a nerve agent because it can fatally interfere with normal functioning of the mammalian...

it is used as a chemical weapon due to its extreme potency as a nerve agent. Exposure can be lethal even at very low concentrations, where death can...

Incapacitating agent is a chemical or biological agent which renders a person unable to harm themselves or others, regardless of consciousness. Lethal agents are...

officer and double agent for the British SIS, and his daughter Yulia. On 4 March 2018, the Skripals were poisoned with a Novichok agent in Salisbury, United...

A blood agent is a toxic chemical agent that affects the body by being absorbed into the blood. Blood agents are fast-acting, potentially lethal poisons...

Anticholinergics (anticholinergic agents) are substances that block the action of the acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter at synapses in the central and...

Neuromuscular-blocking drugs, or Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), block transmission at the neuromuscular junction, causing paralysis of the affected...

Institute's employees are working with chemical weapon, in particular, with a Novichok agent. The same investigative group reported that a team of FSB operatives...

stayed both nights in the City Stay Hotel on Bow Road, East London and Novichok agent was found in their room after police sealed it off on 4 May 2018. British...

(MFPCh) Metrifonate Mevinphos Mipafox Monocrotophos MSPI Naled Novichok agent Omethoate Oxydemeton-methyl Paraoxon Parathion Parathion-methyl Phorate...

Cholinergic agents are compounds which mimic the action of acetylcholine and/or butyrylcholine. In general, the word "choline" describes the various quaternary...

(MFPCh) Metrifonate Mevinphos Mipafox Monocrotophos MSPI Naled Novichok agent Omethoate Oxydemeton-methyl Paraoxon Parathion Parathion-methyl Phorate...

A blister agent (or vesicant), is a chemical compound that causes severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritation. They are named for their ability to...

nerve agent. It was developed in the Soviet Union under the FOLIANT program and is one of the group of compounds referred to as Novichok agents that were...

group of ACheIs known as Novichoks have been banned as agents of warfare under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Novichok agents are neurotoxic organophosphorus...

for military use during combat situations as an agent to be given prior to exposure to the nerve agent Soman in order to increase survival. Used in particular...

C01-A035 is a Novichok agent. It is the methyl phosphorofluoridate ester of phosgene oxime. C01-A039 Ellison, D. Hank (2007). Handbook of chemical and...

acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and structurally unrelated to other anticholinesterase agents. Donepezil was approved for medical use in the United States in 1996. It...