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It's an enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Basically, neurotransmitters are necessary for nerves to transmit impulses and messages throughout the body. Acetylcholine is used specifically to transmit sensory messages. Sometimes, the body produces so much acetylcholine that it becomes an annoyance. In these cases, cholinesterase is responsible for balancing out the production of acetylcholine by destroying it.
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∙ 13y agoThe enzyme, cholinesterase, helps to break down and metabolize the neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.
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What is the purpose of cholinesterase inhibitors?
Cholinesterase inhibitors are drugs that block the activity of an enzyme in the brain called cholinesterase. Cholinesterase breaks apart the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which is vital for the transmission of nerve impulses.
What interactions do cholinesterase inhibitors have?
Some cholinesterase inhibitors should be used with caution in persons with asthma or lung disease, as cholinesterase inhibitors may interact with theophylline, a drug commonly used to treat both conditions.
The enzyme cholinesterase causes acetylcholine to what?
Decompose
Can cholinesterase inhibitors help chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia?
From what I've read in an article in the Developing Healthy Habits newsletter, inhibiting cholinesterase will increase your symptoms, because cholinesterase is what makes your muscles flexible. Fruits and vegetables in the nightshade family contain Solanine, which is a powerful cholinesterase inhibitor, which will interfere with muscle movement. Nightshades include tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, blueberries, peppers and tobacco products.
What is an anticholinesterase?
An anticholinesterase is an agent which inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.
What is the antidote for Neuromuscular blocker toxicity?
cholinesterase inhibitor
What is anticholinesterase?
An anticholinesterase is an agent which inhibits the activity of cholinesterase.
What is a commonly used cholinesterase inhibitor that is used therapeutically?
atropine
Cholinesterase causes acetylcholine to do what?
Cholineesterase is enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine .
What has the author Margaret Taeko Nishikawara written?
Margaret Taeko Nishikawara has written: 'Studies on cholinesterase. 1. The relation between the true cholinesterase in the plasma and in the tissues of rats. 2. Thymectomy and the true cholinesterase level of the plasma and tissues of guinea pigs. 3. The relation between the level of thyroid function and the level of pseudo ch'
Is cholinesterase a protein and an enzyme?
Yes, it is an enzyme and all enzymes are proteins.
What to nerve agents attack?
Nerve agents work by blocking a hormone called cholinesterase. A nerve is basically a pipe. When your body wants to send information down a nerve, it puts a little bit of the hormone acetylcholine into it. When it wants to stop sending, it shoots some cholinesterase down the pipe, and the cholinesterase "turns off" the acetylcholine. (There's more to it than that, but you get the idea.) By stopping cholinesterase from working, your whole body just goes into convulsions and, eventually, you just seize up. Very nasty way to die.
