acetilcolinesterasa
Spanish
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Etymology
[edit]From acetilcolina + éster + -asa.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθetilkolinesteˈɾasa/ [a.θe.t̪il.ko.li.nes.t̪eˈɾa.sa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /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)