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| Domain | Definition |
Health | An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine to choline and acetate. In the CNS, this enzyme plays a role in the function of peripheral neuromuscular junctions. EC 3.1.1.7. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE |
| Specialty definitions using "ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE": Dichlorvos ♦ Monocrotophos ♦ Pralidoxime Compounds. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | One member of the cholinergic system is acetylcholinesterase (often referred to simply as cholinesterase), the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine after it crosses the synapse. (references) | |
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three medications for AD. All act by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme that normally breaks down acetylcholine, a key neurotransmitter involved in cognitive functioning. (references) | ||
Aricept (donepezil) and Exelon (rivastigmine) are reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitors that are indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's type. Also, some medications may help control behavioral symptoms such as sleeplessness, agitation, wandering, anxiety, and depression. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
acetylcholinesterase | 19 |
acetylcholinesterase inhibitor | 6 |
acetylcholinesterase human recombinant | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Russian | ацетилхолинестераза. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE": acetylcholinesterases. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-e-e-e-h-i-l-l-n-o-r-s-s-t-t-y" | |
-5 letters: electroanalyses, electroanalysis. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-e-e-e-e-h-i-l-l-n-o-r-s-s-t-t-y" | |
+1 letter: acetylcholinesterases. | |
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