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3.1.1.7

Accepted name:

acetylcholinesterase

Reaction:

acetylcholine + H₂O = choline + acetate

Other name(s):

true cholinesterase; choline esterase I; cholinesterase; acetylthiocholinesterase; acetylcholine hydrolase; acetyl.β-methylcholinesterase; AcCholE

Systematic name:

acetylcholine acetylhydrolase

Comments:

Acts on a variety of acetic esters; also catalyses transacetylations.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9000-81-1

References:

1.	Augustinsson, K.-B. Cholinesterases. A study in comparative enzymology. Acta Physiol. Scand. 15, Suppl. 2 (1948) .
2.	Bergmann, F., Rimon, S. and Segal, R. Effect of pH on the activity of eel esterase towards different substrates. Biochem. J. 68 (1958) 493–499. [PMID: 13522650]
3.	Cilliv, G. and Ozand, P.T. Human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase purification, properties and kinetic behavior. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 284 (1972) 136–156. [DOI] [PMID: 5073758]
4.	Leuzinger, W., Baker, A.L. and Cauvin, E. Acetylcholinesterase. II. Crystallization, absorption spectra, isoionic point. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 59 (1968) 620–623. [DOI] [PMID: 5238989]
5.	Nachmansohn, D. and Wilson, I.B. The enzymic hydrolysis and synthesis of acetylcholine. Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Subj. Biochem. 12 (1951) 259–339. [PMID: 14885021]
6.	Zittle, C.A., DellaMonica, E.S., Custer, J.H. and Krikorian, R. Purification of human red cell acetylcholinesterase by electrophoresis, ultracentrifugation and gradient extraction. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 56 (1955) 469–475. [DOI] [PMID: 14377597]

[EC 3.1.1.7 created 1961]