cholinesterase

English

Etymology

From choline +‎ esterase.

Noun

cholinesterase (plural cholinesterases)

1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).

   Hyponyms: acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase

   • 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 11:

     The little tablets she has to take inhibit cholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Derived terms

• anticholinesterase
• cholinesterasic
• pseudocholinesterase

 

Translations

enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters

• Finnish: koliiniesteraasi
• French: cholinestérase (fr) f
• German: Cholinesterase f
• Hungarian: kolinészteráz (hu)
• Italian: colinesterasi (it) f
• Spanish: colinesterasa f