acetylcholinesterase

See also: Acetylcholinesterase

English

Etymology

From acetylcholine +‎ esterase.

Noun

acetylcholinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural acetylcholinesterases)

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

Derived terms

• antiacetylcholinesterase

 

Related terms

• acetylcholine
• acetyl

Translations

enzyme

• Catalan: acetilcolinesterasa f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乙醯膽鹼酯酶 / 乙醯胆碱酯酶 (yǐxīdǎnjiǎnzhǐméi) (Taiwan), 乙酰膽鹼酯酶 / 乙酰胆碱酯酶 (yǐxiāndǎnjiǎnzhǐméi) (Hong Kong, mainland China)

• Finnish: asetyylikoliiniesteraasi
• German: Acetylcholinesterase f
• Hungarian: acetilkolin-észteráz
• Italian: acetilcolinesterasi f
• Korean: 아세틸콜린에스터레이스 (asetilkollineseuteoreiseu)
• Polish: acetylocholinoesteraza (pl) f
• Portuguese: acetilcolinesterase f
• Russian: ацетилхолинэстераза (ru) f (acetilxolinɛsteraza)
• Spanish: acetilcolinesterasa (es) f
• Swedish: acetylkolinesteras (sv)
• Ukrainian: ацетилхолінестераза f (acetylxolinesteraza)