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 5K5E
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Discovery and Structure-Activity Relationships of a Highly Selective Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitor by Structure-Based Virtual Screening.
Dighe, S.N., Deora, G.S., De la Mora, E., Nachon, F., Chan, S., Parat, M.O., Brazzolotto, X., Ross, B.P.
J.Med.Chem.