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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcholinesterase Acetylcholinesterase] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolysis hydrolysizes] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter neurotransmitter] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcholine acetylcholine] <scene name='2ace/Ach/4'>(ACh)</scene>, producing <scene name='2ace/Ach/5'>choline and an acetate</scene> group. <scene name='2ace/Ach/4'>ACh</scene> directly binds <scene name='2ace/Ach/11'>Ser200</scene> (via its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleophile nucleophilic] Oγ atom) within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_triad catalytic triad] <scene name='2ace/Ach/12'>(Ser200, His440, and Glu327)</scene> ( | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcholinesterase Acetylcholinesterase] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolysis hydrolysizes] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter neurotransmitter] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcholine acetylcholine] <scene name='2ace/Ach/4'>(ACh)</scene>, producing <scene name='2ace/Ach/5'>choline and an acetate</scene> group. <scene name='2ace/Ach/4'>ACh</scene> directly binds <scene name='2ace/Ach/11'>Ser200</scene> (via its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleophile nucleophilic] Oγ atom) within the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_triad catalytic triad] <scene name='2ace/Ach/12'>(Ser200, His440, and Glu327)</scene> of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_electric_ray ''Torpedo californica''] [[acetylcholinesterase]] (''Tc''AChE structure [[2ace]]). The residues <scene name='2ace/Ach/13'>Trp84 and Phe330</scene> are also important in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligand ligand] recognition. | ||
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Acetylcholine at the Wikipedia
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Acetylcholinesterase hydrolysizes the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh), producing choline and an acetate group. ACh directly binds Ser200 (via its nucleophilic Oγ atom) within the catalytic triad (Ser200, His440, and Glu327) of Torpedo californica acetylcholinesterase (TcAChE structure 2ace). The residues Trp84 and Phe330 are also important in the ligand recognition.
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