acetylcholine esterase

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• acetylcholine esterase — An enzyme, found in the synaptic clefts of cholinergic synapses, that cleaves the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into its constituents, acetate and choline, thus limiting the size and duration of the postsynaptic potential. Many nerve gases and… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Acétylcholine-estérase — En biochimie, les cholinestérases sont une famille d enzymes qui catalysent l hydrolyse du neurotransmetteur acétylcholine en choline et acide acétique , une réaction nécessaire pour permettre à un neurone cholinergique de revenir à son état de… …   Wikipédia en Français

• acetylcholine esterase — /ˌæsətaɪlkoʊlin ˈɛstəreɪz/ (say .asuhtuylkohleen estuhrayz), /əˌsitl / (say uh.seetl ) noun the enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to acetate and choline; inhibitors of this enzyme are toxic to all animals and are the basis of …  

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