Acetylcholine
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Acetylcholine is an organic compound that functions in the brain and body of many types of animals as a neurotransmitter. Its name is derived from its chemical structure: it is an ester of acetic acid
Components and connections of the parasympathetic nervous system.
Micrograph of the nucleus basalis (of Meynert), which produces acetylcholine in the CNS. LFB-HE stain.
Acetylcholinesterase
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Acetylcholinesterase acetylcholine acetylhydrolase, also known as AChase or acetylhydrolase, is the primary type of cholinesterase in the body, coded for in the human by the gene ACHE. It is an enzyme
Acetylcholine
…neurons are capable of producing ACh. An example of a central cholinergic area is the nucleus basalis of Meynert in the basal forebrain. The enzyme acetylcholinesterase converts acetylcholine into the inactive metabolites choline and acetate. This enzyme is abundant in the synaptic cleft, and its role in rapidly clearing…
PBB Protein ACHE image
AChe mechanism of action
1b41: HUMAN ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE COMPLEXED WITH FASCICULIN-II, GLYCOSYLATED PROTEIN
1f8u: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF MUTANT E202Q OF HUMAN ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE COMPLEXED WITH GREEN MAMBA VENOM PEPTIDE FASCICULIN-II