Butyrylcholine
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butyrylcholine-320-10732420
title:
Butyrylcholine
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Butyrylcholine is a choline-based ester that can function as a neurotransmitter. It is similar to acetylcholine, with activation of some of the same receptors as acetylcholine. Butyrylcholine is a synthetic compound and does not occur in the body naturally. It is used as a clinical laboratory tool to distinguish between the cholinesterases; acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase preferentially lyse acetylcholine and butyrylcholine, respectively. It is also known as pseudocholinesterase [
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Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyrylcholine
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2023-08-15T16:42:41Z
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