Cholinesterase

Name:
Cholinesterase
Detailed information:
(1) (Acetylcholinesterase) Enzyme specific for the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline in the body. It is found in the brain, nerve cells, and red blood cells and important in the mechanism of nerve action.See Nerve Gas; Parathion; Insecticide.

Derivation:

From bovine erythrocytes.

Use:

Biochemical research, determination of phosphorus in insecticides and poisons. (2) “Pseudo” or nonspecific cholinesterase;prepared from horse serum. This esterase hydrolyzes other esters, as well as choline esters. It occurs in blood serum, the pancreas, and the liver.