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acetylcholinesterase, n. Biochem.|əˈsiːtaɪlkəʊlɪˈnɛstəreɪz, ˌæsɪtʌɪlkəʊlɪˈnɛstəreɪz|
Formerly acetylcholine esterase.
[f. acetylcholine n. + esterase n.]
A cholinesterase that causes rapid hydrolysis of acetylcholine after the transmission of a nerve impulse.
1938Acta Ophthalm. XVI. 157 This inactivation consists in a hydrolytic splitting of acetyl-choline into choline and acetic acid by the action of an enzyme, acetyl-choline esterase. 1943Chem. Abstr. XXXVII. 7354 (Index), Acetylcholinesterase. 1977Sci. Amer. Feb. 115/1 Carbachol (an agonist that experimenters often use because it is not broken down by acetylcholinesterase). 1987Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) I. vi. 62/2 The nerve agents, a group of the most toxic chemicals currently recognized as chemical warfare agents, are irreversible inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase. |