CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily alpha/beta hydrolase
Functional Family Acetylcholinesterase

Enzyme Information

3.1.1.8
Cholinesterase.
based on mapping to UniProt P06276
An acylcholine + H(2)O = choline + a carboxylate.
-!- Acts on a variety of choline esters and a few other compounds.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P06276
CHLE_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Cholinesterase

PDB Structure

PDB 2WIK
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structure-activity analysis of aging and reactivation of human butyrylcholinesterase inhibited by analogues of tabun.
Carletti, E., Aurbek, N., Gillon, E., Loiodice, M., Nicolet, Y., Fontecilla-Camps, J.C., Masson, P., Thiermann, H., Nachon, F., Worek, F.
Biochem. J.