acetylcholinesterase

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- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations
  - 1.2.2 Related terms

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Acetylcholinesterase

[edit] Etymology

acetylcholine +‎ esterase

[edit] Noun

acetylcholinesterase (countable and uncountable; plural acetylcholinesterases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.

[edit] Translations

enzyme

Finnish: asetyylikoliiniesteraasi (fi)
German: Acetylcholinesterase (de) f.

Italian: acetilcolinesterasi (it) f.
Spanish: acetilcolinesterasa (es) f.

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