- The
enzyme cholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.8,
choline esterase;
systematic name
acylcholine acylhydrolase)
catalyses the
hydrolysis of choline-based esters: an...
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Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), also
known as anti-
cholinesterase, are
chemicals that
prevent the
breakdown of the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine or...
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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) also
often called cholinesterase inhibitors,
inhibit the
enzyme acetylcholinesterase from
breaking down the neurotransmitter...
- are known, such as S1, F1, and F2.[citation needed]
Genes encoding cholinesterase 1 (CHE1) and CHE2 have been
mapped to 3q26.1-q26.2. One gene is silent...
- pseudocholinesterase, or
plasma (cholin)esterase, is a
nonspecific cholinesterase enzyme that
hydrolyses many
different choline-based esters. In humans...
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Cholinesterase reactivators are
drugs that
reverse the
inhibition of
cholinesterase by
organophosphates or sulfonates. They are used as
antidote for treating...
- acetylhydrolase), also
known as AChE,
AChase or acetylhydrolase, is the
primary cholinesterase in the body. It is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
breakdown of acetylcholine...
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administrations including a capsule,
solution and a
transdermal patch. Like
other cholinesterase inhibitors, it
requires doses to be
increased gradually over several...
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receptors (thus
mimicking acetylcholine), or
indirectly by
inhibiting cholinesterase,
promoting acetylcholine release, or
other mechanisms.
Common uses of...
- acetylcholine,
resulting in what is
essentially the
opposite effect of an
cholinesterase inhibitor to the extreme. This can
result in
anticholinergic syndrome...
