Acetylcholinesterase: How is structure related to function?

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 3-10

  Silman, Israel ^a   Sussman, Joel L ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

cation interaction; Acetylcholinesterase; Butyrylcholinesterase; Molecular dynamics; Transition state

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 50649087289     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.05.035     Document Type: Review

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