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CHOLINESTERASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cholinesterase mean?
• CHOLINESTERASE (noun)
The noun CHOLINESTERASE has 1 sense:
1. an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
Familiarity information: CHOLINESTERASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cholinesterase" is a kind of...):
enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
Context examples
This allele, which encodes cholinesterase protein, plays a role in the hydrolysis of acylcholines.
(BCHE wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of cholinesterase inhibitor.
(Donepezil, NCI Dictionary)
The iodide salt form of echothiophate, a long-acting cholinesterase inhibitor with parasympathomimetic activity.
(Echothiophate Iodide, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic phosphorous compound and cholinesterase inhibitor that is strictly used as a topical pediculicide.
(Malathion, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the cholinesterase in a biological specimen.
(Cholinesterase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Cholinesterase (602 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human BCHE gene.
(Cholinesterase, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of cholinesterase present in a sample.
(Cholinesterase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
The chloride salt form of edrophonium, a short and rapid-acting cholinesterase inhibitor with parasympathomimetic activity.
(Edrophonium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
The bromide salt form of demecarium, a quaternary ammonium compound and a long-acting cholinesterase inhibitor with parasympathomimetic activity.
(Demecarium Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)
A quaternary ammonium compound that serves as a long-acting cholinesterase inhibitor with parasympathomimetic activity.
(Demecarium, NCI Thesaurus)
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