Cholinesterase

Atypical cholinesterase

Detection of cholinesterase inhibition. The significance of cholinesterase measurements.

Human cholinesterase exists in two forms--acetylcholinesterase located in tissue microsomes and red blood cells and serum cholinesterase found in serum or plasma. The two enzymes display marked differences in structure, substrate specificity, biological function, and origin. Contemporary methods employ acylthiocholine as substrate for serum cholinesterase and a second coupled reaction of thioch...

The Distribution of Cholinesterase

Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities were demonstrated in transverse sections of the rabbit ear artery using a “direct coloring” thiocholine technique. BW 284C5l, iso-OMPA and DFP were used as inhibitors, and acetyl and butyrylthiocholine iodides as substrates. Both enzymes caused stain deposits at the medial-adventitial border of the artery, in a region where sympathetic n...

Photoregulation of cholinesterase activity

Abszrucz: The study of the functioning of cholinesterases and in particular the identification of the clearance of enzymatic products from the active site, is undertaken by two different photoregulatory methodologies. A mechanism-based photo-inactivation of the cholinesterases is proposed to map this route of clearance. The use of radiolabeled probes will permit to identify the modified amino a...

Cholinesterase inhibitors and memory.

A consensus exists that cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) are efficacious for mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Unfortunately, the number of non-responders is large and the therapeutic effect is usually short-lasting. In experimental animals, ChEIs exert three main actions: inhibit cholinesterase (ChE), increase extracellular levels of brain acetylcholine (ACh), improve cognitive proce...