Enzyme Details

EC Classification

3.1.1.7

Enzyme name
(recommended)

acetylcholinesterase

Alternative names

acetylcholine acetylhydrolase
true cholinesterase
choline esterase I
cholinesterase
acetylthiocholinesterase
acetylcholine hydrolase
acetyl.beta-methylcholinesterase
AcCholE

Classification

Hydrolases

Acting on ester bonds

Carboxylic ester hydrolases

Catalyses reactions

H2O + Acetylcholine <-> Acetate + Choline

H2O + Acetylthiocholine <-> Acetate + Thiocholine

H2O + S-Propyl thioacetate <-> Acetate + Propane-1-thiol

H2O + Propionylthiocholine <-> Propanoate + Thiocholine

H2O + p-Nitrophenyl acetate <-> Acetate + p-Nitrophenol

H2O + S-3,3-Dimethylbutyl thioacetate <-> Acetate + 3,3-Dimethylbutanethiol

H2O + Butyrylthiocholine <-> Butanoate + Thiocholine

H2O + p-Nitrophenyl propionate <-> Propanoate + p-Nitrophenol

H2O + p-Nitrophenyl butyrate <-> Butanoate + p-Nitrophenol

H2O + trans-Permethrin <-> 3-Phenoxybenzyl alcohol + trans-Dichlorochrysanthemic acid

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