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Multiple cholinesterases in rat brain homogenate. 1977

Y A Abdel-Aal

Two kinetic evidences revealed that two cholinesterase forms are present in rat brain homogenate and involved in the hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine. These two kinetic forms have different affinity to acetylthiocholine (34 fold), and different sensitivity to carbofuran, 2,2-dimethyl 2,3-dihadro-7-benzofuranyl methylcarbamate (33 fold). The proportion of the enzyme in each kinetic form is 0.52 form I and 0.48 form II.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007306	Insecticides	Pesticides designed to control insects that are harmful to man. The insects may be directly harmful, as those acting as disease vectors, or indirectly harmful, as destroyers of crops, food products, or textile fabrics.	Insecticide
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D001921	Brain	The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.	Encephalon
D002219	Carbamates	Derivatives of carbamic acid, H2NC(	Carbamate,Aminoformic Acids,Carbamic Acids,Acids, Aminoformic,Acids, Carbamic
D002802	Cholinesterases		Acylcholineacylhydrolase,Cholase,Cholinesterase
D000122	Acetylthiocholine	An agent used as a substrate in assays for cholinesterases, especially to discriminate among enzyme types.	(2-Mercaptoethyl)trimethylammonium Acetate
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D051381	Rats	The common name for the genus Rattus.	Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus