cholinesterase
IPA: kʌɫaɪnstɝeɪz
noun
- (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).
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Examples of "cholinesterase" in Sentences
- It acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor.
- The body counterattacks with the enzyme cholinesterase.
- Neostigmine binds to the anionic site of cholinesterase.
- Carbaryl is a cholinesterase inhibitor and is toxic to humans.
- It is an extremely potent irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor.
- The numbness did not occur and the cholinesterase was not called up.
- Galantamine is a competitive and reversible cholinesterase inhibitor.
- Cholinesterase inhibitors are often used early in the disease course.
- Benzodiazepines, eg temazepam have an inhibitory effect on cholinesterase.
- Benzodiazepines, e.g. temazepam have an inhibitory effect on cholinesterase.
- The suspect compounds, known as cholinesterase inhibitors, aren't normally toxic at low levels.
- A mainstay of treatment for Alzheimer's is a class of drugs called the cholinesterase inhibitors.
- Currently, a class of drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors are widely used to treat Alzheimer's patients,
- Fortunately, nerves contain an enzyme called cholinesterase (koh'lin-es'tur-ays) which brings about the breakup of acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline once more.
- Tim Foley Alzheimer's disease is often treated by a class of drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors, which help boost levels of a brain chemical called acetylcholine.
- In the study, it was found that DEET blocked the enzyme cholinesterase, which is essential for transmitting messages from the brain to the muscles, in experiments done on rodents using an amount of DEET equivalent to that used by humans.
- Memantine is intended to treat moderate to severe Alzheimer's, but it is frequently used in mild Alzheimer's patients "off-label" - for uses other than those approved by the Federal Drug Administration - either alone or in combination with a drug known as a cholinesterase inhibitor.
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