butyrylthiocholine

noun

The butyryl derivative of the thiocholine cation; its iodide is used for the determination of plasma cholinesterase variants

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Meanings

nounbutyrylthiocholine (plural butyrylthiocholines)

plural butyrylthiocholines

  1. chemistryThe butyryl derivative of the thiocholine cation; its iodide is used for the determination of plasma cholinesterase variants

    AChE (EC 3.1.1.7) and BuChE (EC 3.1.1.8) from bovine erythrocytes, acetylthiocholine iodide (ATChI), butyrylthiocholine iodide, 5:5-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid (DTNB), and sodium bicarbonate were purchased from Sigma, UK.

    2015, Suresh Kumar, “Dual inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase enzymes by allicin”, in Indian Journal of Pharmacology, volume 47, →DOI

Origin

From butyryl + thiocholine.

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