Butyrylcholine
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.[1] It is also known as pseudocholinesterase.[2]
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2-butanoyloxyethyl(trimethyl)azanium | |
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Molar mass | 174.262 g/mol |
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- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/butyrylcholine#section=Chemical-and-Physical-Properties
- "Comparison of butyrylcholinesterase and acetylcholinesterase". doi:10.1042/bj2600625. PMC 1138724. Cite journal requires
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