cholinesterase
cholinesterase · cholinesterases
Cholinesterase
colinesterasa
cholinestérase
colinesterasi
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based estersAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).
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enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters:
Meaning
1 sensesAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).
Cholinesterase
an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
Origin
From choline + esterase.From choline + esterase.
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Forms
plural: cholinesterases| Singular | cholinesterase |
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Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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