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noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: enzyme
History
From choline + esterase.
Across languages
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