The enzyme cholinesterase, present in all nerve tissue, performs this essential task by cleaving the acetylcholine molecule into choline and acetic acid (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ac|e|tyl|cho|lin|es|ter|ase — «AS uh tuhl KOH luh NEHS tuh rays, KOL uh », noun. = cholinesterase. (Cf. ↑cholinesterase) … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|cho|lin|es|ter|ase — «AN tee KOH luh NEHS tuh rays, KOL uh », noun. a drug or poison that prevents the action of cholinesterase; an anticholinergic substance, such as physostigmine … Useful english dictionary
pseu|do|cho|lin|es|ter|ase — «SOO doh KOH luh NEHS tuh rays, KOL uh », noun. an enzyme present in the liver and blood plasma that is chemically similar to the enzyme cholinesterase in nerve tissue: »Pseudocholinesterase catalyzes hydrolysis of aspirin, succinylcholine, and… … Useful english dictionary
ase — ase·i·ty; bu·tyr·in·ase; car·box·yl·ase; cho·lin·es·ter·ase; col·la·gen·ase; de·po·lym·er·ase; es·ter·ase; ga·lac·to·sid·ase; gel·a·tin·ase; glu·ta·min·ase; hy·dro·gen·ase; hy·per·ten·sin·ase; in·su·lin·ase; in·vert·ase; isom·er·ase;… … English syllables
lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… … English syllables
cho — ace·tyl·cho·line; ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; am·ni·o·cho·ri·on; an·cho·ress; an·cho·rit·ess; an·cho·rit·ic; an·cho·rit·ism; an·cho·veta; an·cho·vy; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase; ar·cho·plasm; ar·cho·sau·ria; au·tar·cho·glos·sa;… … English syllables
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
cholinesterase — cho·lin·es·ter·ase … English syllables
cholinesterase — cho•lin•es•ter•ase [[t]ˌkoʊ ləˈnɛs təˌreɪs, ˌreɪz, ˌkɒl ə [/t]] n. biochem. an enzyme, found esp. in the heart, brain, and blood, that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
anticholinesterase — One of the drugs that inhibit or inactivate acetylcholinesterase, either reversibly ( e.g., physostigmine) or irreversibly ( e.g., tetraethyl pyrophosphate). * * * an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase nes tə .rās, .rāz n any substance (as neostigmine) that… … Medical dictionary
