pseudocholinesterase

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ cholinesterase.

Noun

pseudocholinesterase (countable and uncountable, plural pseudocholinesterases)

  1. (biochemistry) One of the two types of cholinesterase (the other being acetylcholinesterase), found primarily in the liver where it hydrolyses butyrylcholine.
    Synonyms: acylcholine acylhydrolase, butyrylcholinesterase, plasma cholinesterase
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