acetilcolinesterasa
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From acetilcolina + éster + -asa.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθetilkolinesteˈɾasa/ [a.θe.t̪il.ko.li.nes.t̪eˈɾa.sa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /asetilkolinesteˈɾasa/ [a.se.t̪il.ko.li.nes.t̪eˈɾa.sa]
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: a‧ce‧til‧co‧li‧nes‧te‧ra‧sa
Noun[edit]
acetilcolinesterasa f (plural acetilcolinesterasas)
- (biochemistry) acetylcholinesterase (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid)