Neurotransmitters

spinqualitylabelsall models Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, PDB code 2bg9 Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Acetylcholine Acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7, e.g. from Torpedo californica, TcAChE) hydrolysizes the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh), producing choline and an acetate group. ACh directly binds Ser200 (via its nucleophilic Oγ atom) within the catalytic triad catalytic triad (Ser200, His440, and Glu327) of (ACh/TcAChE structure 2ace). The residues Trp84 and Phe330 are also important in the ligand recognition. After this binding acetylcholinesterase hydrolysizes ACh.

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