cholinesterase activity

Term ID

GO:0004104

Synonyms

• acylcholine acylhydrolase activity
• anticholineesterase activity
• benzoylcholinesterase activity
• BtChoEase activity
• butyrylcholine esterase activity
• butyrylcholinesterase activity
• choline esterase activity
• choline esterase II (unspecific) activity
• non-specific cholinesterase activity
• propionylcholinesterase activity
• pseudocholinesterase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: an acylcholine + H2O = choline + a carboxylic acid anion. 3.1.1.8

References

• EC:3.1.1.8
• MetaCyc:CHOLINESTERASE-RXN
• RHEA:21964

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO