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Psychology Terms – Acetylcholinesterase
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine into acetic acid and choline. By degrading acetylcholine following its release from the terminal boutons of presynaptic neurons and from postsynaptic receptors after a nerve impulse has been initiated, it inhibits subsequent postsynaptic nerve impulses. Also referred to as cholinesterase. Refer to nerve gas and physostigmine. Abbreviation for Acetylcholinesterase. [Derived from acetylcholine + ester + -ase, indicating an enzyme, from Greek diastasis meaning separation]
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine into acetic acid and choline. By degrading acetylcholine following its release from the terminal boutons of presynaptic neurons and from postsynaptic receptors after a nerve impulse has been initiated, it inhibits subsequent postsynaptic nerve impulses. Also referred to as cholinesterase. Refer to nerve gas and physostigmine. Abbreviation for Acetylcholinesterase. [Derived from acetylcholine + ester + -ase, indicating an enzyme, from Greek diastasis meaning separation]
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