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 2Y1K
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Reaction of Cresyl Saligenin Phosphate, the Organophosphorus Agent Implicated in Aerotoxic Syndrome, with Human Cholinesterases: Mechanistic Studies Employing Kinetics, Mass Spectrometry, and X-Ray Structure Analysis.
Carletti, E., Schopfer, L.M., Colletier, J.P., Froment, M.T., Nachon, F., Weik, M., Lockridge, O., Masson, P.
Chem.Res.Toxicol.
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