cholinesterase

cholinesterase
noun Date: 1932 1. acetylcholinesterase 2. an enzyme that hydrolyzes choline esters and that is found especially in blood plasma — called also pseudocholinesterase

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  • cholinestérase — [ kɔlinɛsteraz ] n. f. • 1935; angl. cholinesterase (1932); de choline et estérase ♦ Biochim. Enzyme qui hydrolyse l acétylcholine en choline et acide acétique, et joue un rôle important dans le fonctionnement du système nerveux. ● cholinestérase …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Cholinesterase — Cholinestérase L acétylcholinestérase est la principale enzyme du genre cholinestérase. En biochimie une cholinestérase est une enzyme qui catalyse la réaction d hydrolyse d un ester de la choline (acétylcholine, butyrylcholine) en c …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cholinesterase — [kō΄lənes′tər ās΄] n. [< CHOLINE + ESTERASE] an enzyme which hydrolyzes a choline ester; esp., acetylcholine, which converts to choline and acetic acid, thus canceling a nerve impulse transmission …   English World dictionary

  • Cholinesterase — acetylcholinesterase (Yt blood group) Diagram of Pacific electric ray acetylcholinesterase. From PDB 1EA5 …   Wikipedia

  • Cholinesterase — Cholinesterasen (ChE) sind Enzyme, die Cholin Ester spalten. Sie sind im Stoffwechsel von vielzelligen Tieren unverzichtbar zum Abbau dieser Stoffe, insbesondere des Acetylcholins, einem Neurotransmitter. Es gibt zwei Cholinesterasen.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cholinestérase — L acétylcholinestérase est la principale enzyme du genre cholinestérase. En biochimie une cholinestérase est une enzyme qui catalyse la réaction d hydrolyse d un ester de la choline (acétylcholine, butyrylcholine) en choline et en acide acétiqu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cholinesterase enzyme — protein Name = acetylcholinesterase (Yt blood group) caption = Diagram of Pacific electric ray acetylcholinesterase. From PDB|1EA5. width = 200 HGNCid = 108 Symbol = ACHE AltSymbols = YT EntrezGene = 43 OMIM = 100740 RefSeq = NM 015831 UniProt =… …   Wikipedia

  • cholinesterase — /koh leuh nes teuh rays , rayz , kol euh /, n. Biochem. an enzyme, found esp. in the heart, brain, and blood, that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline. [1930 35; CHOLINE + ESTERASE] * * * …   Universalium

  • cholinesterase — noun An enzyme, in muscles, nerves etc, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine …   Wiktionary

  • cholinesterase — One of a family of enzymes capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of acylcholines and a few other compounds. In mammals, found in white matter of brain, liver, heart, pancreas, and serum. It is also found in cobra venom. SEE ALSO …   Medical dictionary

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