1. ACh
2. Acetyl choline ion
3. Acetylcholine cation
4. Acetylcholinium: acetyl-Choline
5. Choline acetate
6. Choline acetate (ester)
7. O-acetylcholine

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• Cytoplasm
• Extracellular
• nucleus

• Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Urine

• 104300 (Alzheimer's disease)

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14. Wikipedia

1. Choline O-acetyltransferase
2. Acetylcholinesterase
3. Cholinesterase
4. Acetylcholinesterase

1. CHOACTase
2. ChAT
3. Choline acetylase

MGLRTAKKRGLGGGGKWKREEGGGTRGRREVRPACFLQSGGRGDPGDVGGPAGNPGCSPH
PRAATRPPPLPAHTPAHTPEWCGAASAEAAEPRRAGPHLCIPAPGLTKTPILEKVPRKMA
AKTPSSEESGLPKLPVPPLQQTLATYLQCMRHLVSEEQFRKSQAIVQQFGAPGGLGETLQ
QKLLERQEKTANWVSEYWLNDMYLNNRLALPVNSSPAVIFARQHFPGTDDQLRFAASLIS
GVLSYKALLDSHSIPTDCAKGQLSGQPLCMKQYYGLFSSYRLPGHTQDTLVAQNSSIMPE
PEHVIVACCNQFFVLDVVINFRRLSEGDLFTQLRKIVKMASNEDERLPPIGLLTSDGRSE
WAEARTVLVKDSTNRDSLDMIERCICLVCLDAPGGVELSDTHRALQLLHGGGYSKNGANR
WYDKSLQFVVGRDGTCGVVCEHSPFDGIVLVQCTEHLLKHVTQSSRKLIRADSVSELPAP
RRLRWKCSPEIQGHLASSAEKLQRIVKNLDFIVYKFDNYGKTFIKKQKCSPDAFIQVALQ
LAFYRLHRRLVPTYESASIRRFQEGRVDNIRSATPEALAFVRAVTDHKAAVPASEKLLLL
KDAIRAQTAYTVMAITGMAIDNHLLALRELARAMCKELPEMFMDETYLMSNRFVLSTSQV
PTTTEMFCCYGPVVPNGYGACYNPQPETILFCISSFHSCKETSSSKFAKAVEESLIDMRD
LCSLLPPTESKPLATKEKATRPSQGHQP

• Phospholipid Synthesis (map00564 )

• acetyl-CoA + choline = CoA + O-acetylcholine [RN:R01023]

• Carn_acyltransf (PF00755 )

• None

• None

ATGGGGCTGAGGACAGCGAAGAAGAGGGGGCTTGGGGGAGGGGGGAAATGGAAGAGAGAG
GAGGGAGGAGGTACAAGAGGAAGGAGAGAAGTGCGGCCAGCTTGCTTTCTCCAGTCGGGT
GGCCGCGGGGACCCGGGCGACGTCGGAGGCCCTGCCGGGAACCCAGGCTGCAGCCCCCAC
CCCCGCGCTGCGACACGCCCCCCACCCCTTCCGGCTCACACCCCCGCCCACACTCCTGAG
TGGTGCGGTGCAGCGTCGGCCGAGGCAGCAGAGCCGAGGAGAGCAGGTCCACACCTCTGC
ATCCCTGCACCAGGACTCACCAAGACGCCCATCCTGGAAAAGGTCCCCCGTAAGATGGCA
GCAAAAACTCCCAGCAGTGAGGAGTCTGGGCTGCCCAAACTGCCCGTGCCCCCGCTGCAG
CAGACCCTGGCCACGTACCTGCAGTGCATGCGACACTTGGTGTCTGAGGAGCAGTTCAGG
AAGAGCCAGGCCATTGTGCAGCAGTTTGGGGCCCCTGGTGGCCTCGGCGAGACCCTGCAG
CAGAAACTCCTGGAGCGGCAGGAGAAGACAGCCAACTGGGTGTCTGAGTACTGGCTGAAT
GACATGTATCTCAACAACCGCCTGGCCCTGCCTGTCAACTCCAGCCCTGCCGTGATCTTT
GCTCGGCAGCACTTCCCTGGCACCGATGACCAGCTGAGGTTTGCAGCCAGCCTCATCTCT
GGTGTACTCAGCTACAAGGCCCTGCTGGACAGCCACTCCATTCCCACTGACTGTGCCAAA
GGCCAGCTGTCAGGGCAGCCCCTTTGCATGAAGCAATACTATGGGCTCTTCTCCTCCTAC
CGGCTCCCCGGCCATACCCAGGACACGCTGGTGGCTCAGAACAGCAGCATCATGCCGGAG
CCTGAGCACGTCATCGTAGCCTGCTGCAATCAGTTCTTTGTCTTGGATGTTGTCATTAAT
TTCCGCCGTCTCAGTGAGGGGGATCTGTTCACTCAGTTGAGAAAGATAGTCAAAATGGCT
TCCAACGAGGACGAGCGTTTGCCTCCAATTGGCCTGCTGACGTCTGACGGGAGGAGCGAG
TGGGCCGAGGCCAGGACGGTCCTCGTGAAAGACTCCACCAACCGGGACTCGCTGGACATG
ATTGAGCGCTGCATCTGCCTTGTATGCCTGGACGCGCCAGGAGGCGTGGAGCTCAGCGAC
ACCCACAGGGCACTCCAGCTCCTTCACGGCGGAGGCTACAGCAAGAACGGGGCCAATCGC
TGGTACGACAAGTCCCTGCAGTTTGTGGTGGGCCGAGACGGCACCTGCGGTGTGGTGTGC
GAACACTCCCCATTCGATGGCATCGTCCTGGTGCAGTGCACTGAGCATCTGCTCAAGCAC
ATGACGCAGAGCAGCAGGAAGCTGATCCGAGCAGACTCCGTCAGCGAGCTCCCCGCCCCC
CGGAGGCTGCGGTGGAAATGCTCCCCGGAAATTCAAGGCCACTTAGCCTCCTCGGCAGAA
AAACTTCAACGAATAGTAAAGAACCTTGACTTCATTGTCTATAAGTTTGACAACTATGGG
AAAACATTCATTAAGAAGCAGAAATGCAGCCCTGATGCCTTCATCCAGGTGGCCCTCCAG
CTGGCCTTCTACAGGCTCCATCGAAGACTGGTGCCCACCTACGAGAGCGCGTCCATCCGC
CGATTCCAGGAGGGACGCGTGGACAACATCAGATCGGCCACTCCAGAGGCACTGGCTTTT
GTGAGAGCCGTGACTGACCACAAGGCTGCTGTGCCAGCTTCTGAGAAGCTTCTGCTCCTG
AAGGATGCCATCCGTGCCCAGACTGCATACACAGTCATGGCCATAACAGGGATGGCCATT
GACAACCACCTGCTGGCACTGCGGGAGCTGGCCCGGGCCATGTGCAAGGAGCTGCCCGAG
ATGTTCATGGATGAAACCTACCTGATGAGCAACCGGTTTGTCCTCTCCACTAGCCAGGTG
CCCACAACCACGGAGATGTTCTGCTGCTATGGTCCTGTGGTCCCAAATGGGTATGGTGCC
TGCTACAACCCCCAGCCAGAGACCATCCTTTTCTGCATCTCTAGCTTTCACAGCTGCAAA
GAGACTTCTTCTAGCAAGTTTGCAAAAGCTGTGGAAGAAAGCCTCATTGACATGAGAGAC
CTCTGCAGTCTGCTGCCGCCTACTGAGAGCAAGCCATTGGCAACAAAGGAAAAAGCCACG
AGGCCCAGCCAGGGACACCAACCTTGA

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1. AChE

MRPPQCLLHTPSLASPLLLLLLWLLGGGVGAEGREDAELLVTVRGGRLRGIRLKTPGGPV
SAFLGIPFAEPPMGPRRFLPPEPKQPWSGVVDATTFQSVCYQYVDTLYPGFEGTEMWNPN
RELSEDCLYLNVWTPYPRPTSPTPVLVWIYGGGFYSGASSLDVYDGRFLVQAERTVLVSM
NYRVGAFGFLALPGSREAPGNVGLLDQRLALQWVQENVAAFGGDPTSVTLFGESAGAASV
GMHLLSPPSRGLFHRAVLQSGAPNGPWATVGMGEARRRATQLAHLVGCPPGGTGGNDTEL
VACLRTRPAQVLVNHEWHVLPQESVFRFSFVPVVDGDFLSDTPEALINAGDFHGLQVLVG
VVKDEGSYFLVYGAPGFSKDNESLISRAEFLAGVRVGVPQVSDLAAEAVVLHYTDWLHPE
DPARLREALSDVVGDHNVVCPVAQLAGRLAAQGARVYAYVFEHRASTLSWPLWMGVPHGY
EIEFIFGIPLDPSRNYTAEEKIFAQRLMRYWANFARTGDPNEPRDPKAPQWPPYTAGAQQ
YVSLDLRPLEVRRGLRAQACAFWNRFLPKLLSATDTLDEAERQWKAEFHRWSSYMVHWKN
QFDHYSKQDRCSDL

• Phospholipid Synthesis (map00564 )

• acetylcholine + H2O = choline + acetate [RN:R01026]

• AChE_tetra (PF08674 )
• COesterase (PF00135 )

• 1-31

• None

ATGAGGCCCCCGCAGTGTCTGCTGCACACGCCTTCCCTGGCTTCCCCACTCCTTCTCCTC
CTCCTCTGGCTCCTGGGTGGAGGAGTGGGGGCTGAGGGCCGGGAGGATGCAGAGCTGCTG
GTGACGGTGCGTGGGGGCCGGCTGCGGGGCATTCGCCTGAAGACCCCCGGGGGCCCTGTC
TCTGCTTTCCTGGGCATCCCCTTTGCGGAGCCACCCATGGGACCCCGTCGCTTTCTGCCA
CCGGAGCCCAAGCAGCCTTGGTCAGGGGTGGTAGACGCTACAACCTTCCAGAGTGTCTGC
TACCAATATGTGGACACCCTATACCCAGGTTTTGAGGGCACCGAGATGTGGAACCCCAAC
CGTGAGCTGAGCGAGGACTGCCTGTACCTCAACGTGTGGACACCATACCCCCGGCCTACA
TCCCCCACCCCTGTCCTCGTCTGGATCTATGGGGGTGGCTTCTACAGTGGGGCCTCCTCC
TTGGACGTGTACGATGGCCGCTTCTTGGTACAGGCCGAGAGGACTGTGCTGGTGTCCATG
AACTACCGGGTGGGAGCCTTTGGCTTCCTGGCCCTGCCGGGGAGCCGAGAGGCCCCGGGC
AATGTGGGTCTCCTGGATCAGAGGCTGGCCCTGCAGTGGGTGCAGGAGAACGTGGCAGCC
TTCGGGGGTGACCCGACATCAGTGACGCTGTTTGGGGAGAGCGCGGGAGCCGCCTCGGTG
GGCATGCACCTGCTGTCCCCGCCCAGCCGGGGCCTGTTCCACAGGGCCGTGCTGCAGAGC
GGTGCCCCCAATGGACCCTGGGCCACGGTGGGCATGGGAGAGGCCCGTCGCAGGGCCACG
CAGCTGGCCCACCTTGTGGGCTGTCCTCCAGGCGGCACTGGTGGGAATGACACAGAGCTG
GTAGCCTGCCTTCGGACACGACCAGCGCAGGTCCTGGTGAACCACGAATGGCACGTGCTG
CCTCAAGAAAGCGTCTTCCGGTTCTCCTTCGTGCCTGTGGTAGATGGAGACTTCCTCAGT
GACACCCCAGAGGCCCTCATCAACGCGGGAGACTTCCACGGCCTGCAGGTGCTGGTGGGT
GTGGTGAAGGATGAGGGCTCGTATTTTCTGGTTTACGGGGCCCCAGGCTTCAGCAAAGAC
AACGAGTCTCTCATCAGCCGGGCCGAGTTCCTGGCCGGGGTGCGGGTCGGGGTTCCCCAG
GTAAGTGACCTGGCAGCCGAGGCTGTGGTCCTGCATTACACAGACTGGCTGCATCCCGAG
GACCCGGCACGCCTGAGGGAGGCCCTGAGCGATGTGGTGGGCGACCACAATGTCGTGTGC
CCCGTGGCCCAGCTGGCTGGGCGACTGGCTGCCCAGGGTGCCCGGGTCTACGCCTACGTC
TTTGAACACCGTGCTTCCACGCTCTCCTGGCCCCTGTGGATGGGGGTGCCCCACGGCTAC
GAGATCGAGTTCATCTTTGGGATCCCCCTGGACCCCTCTCGAAACTACACGGCAGAGGAG
AAAATCTTCGCCCAGCGACTGATGCGATACTGGGCCAACTTTGCCCGCACAGGGGATCCC
AATGAGCCCCGAGACCCCAAGGCCCCACAATGGCCCCCGTACACGGCGGGGGCTCAGCAG
TACGTTAGTCTGGACCTGCGGCCGCTGGAGGTGCGGCGGGGGCTGCGCGCCCAGGCCTGC
GCCTTCTGGAACCGCTTCCTCCCCAAATTGCTCAGCGCCACCGACACGCTCGACGAGGCG
GAGCGCCAGTGGAAGGCCGAGTTCCACCGCTGGAGCTCCTACATGGTGCACTGGAAGAAC
CAGTTCGACCACTACAGCAAGCAGGATCGCTGCTCAGACCTGTGA

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1. Acylcholine acylhydrolase
2. Butyrylcholine esterase
3. Choline esterase II
4. Pseudocholinesterase

MHSKVTIICIRFLFWFLLLCMLIGKSHTEDDIIIATKNGKVRGMNLTVFGGTVTAFLGIP
YAQPPLGRLRFKKPQSLTKWSDIWNATKYANSCCQNIDQSFPGFHGSEMWNPNTDLSEDC
LYLNVWIPAPKPKNATVLIWIYGGGFQTGTSSLHVYDGKFLARVERVIVVSMNYRVGALG
FLALPGNPEAPGNMGLFDQQLALQWVQKNIAAFGGNPKSVTLFGESAGAASVSLHLLSPG
SHSLFTRAILQSGSFNAPWAVTSLYEARNRTLNLAKLTGCSRENETEIIKCLRNKDPQEI
LLNEAFVVPYGTPLSVNFGPTVDGDFLTDMPDILLELGQFKKTQILVGVNKDEGTAFLVY
GAPGFSKDNNSIITRKEFQEGLKIFFPGVSEFGKESILFHYTDWVDDQRPENYREALGDV
VGDYNFICPALEFTKKFSEWGNNAFFYYFEHRSSKLPWPEWMGVMHGYEIEFVFGLPLER
RDNYTKAEEILSRSIVKRWANFAKYGNPNETQNNSTSWPVFKSTEQKYLTLNTESTRIMT
KLRAQQCRFWTSFFPKVLEMTGNIDEAEWEWKAGFHRWNNYMMDWKNQFNDYTSKKESCV
GL

• an acylcholine + H2O = choline + a carboxylate [RN:R01029]

• AChE_tetra (PF08674 )
• COesterase (PF00135 )

• 1-28

• None

ATGCATAGCAAAGTCACAATCATATGCATCAGATTTCTCTTTTGGTTTCTTTTGCTCTGC
ATGCTTATTGGGAAGTCACATACTGAAGATGACATCATAATTGCAACAAAGAATGGAAAA
GTCAGAGGGATGAACTTGACAGTTTTTGGTGGCACGGTAACAGCCTTTCTTGGAATTCCC
TATGCACAGCCACCTCTTGGTAGACTTCGATTCAAAAAGCCACAGTCTCTGACCAAGTGG
TCTGATATTTGGAATGCCACAAAATATGCAAATTCTTGCTGTCAGAACATAGATCAAAGT
TTTCCAGGCTTCCATGGATCAGAGATGTGGAACCCAAACACTGACCTCAGTGAAGACTGT
TTATATCTAAATGTATGGATTCCAGCACCTAAACCAAAAAATGCCACTGTATTGATATGG
ATTTATGGTGGTGGTTTTCAAACTGGAACATCATCTTTACATGTTTATGATGGCAAGTTT
CTGGCTCGGGTTGAAAGAGTTATTGTAGTGTCAATGAACTATAGGGTGGGTGCCCTAGGA
TTCTTAGCTTTGCCAGGAAATCCTGAGGCTCCAGGGAACATGGGTTTATTTGATCAACAG
TTGGCTCTTCAGTGGGTTCAAAAAAATATAGCAGCCTTTGGTGGAAATCCTAAAAGTGTA
ACTCTCTTTGGAGAAAGTGCAGGAGCAGCTTCAGTTAGCCTGCATTTGCTTTCTCCTGGA
AGCCATTCATTGTTCACCAGAGCCATTCTGCAAAGTGGATCCTTTAATGCTCCTTGGGCG
GTAACATCTCTTTATGAAGCTAGGAACAGAACGTTGAACTTAGCTAAATTGACTGGTTGC
TCTAGAGAGAATGAGACTGAAATAATCAAGTGTCTTAGAAATAAAGATCCCCAAGAAATT
CTTCTGAATGAAGCATTTGTTGTCCCCTATGGGACTCCTTTGTCAGTAAACTTTGGTCCG
ACCGTGGATGGTGATTTTCTCACTGACATGCCAGACATATTACTTGAACTTGGACAATTT
AAAAAAACCCAGATTTTGGTGGGTGTTAATAAAGATGAAGGGACAGCTTTTTTAGTCTAT
GGTGCTCCTGGCTTCAGCAAAGATAACAATAGTATCATAACTAGAAAAGAATTTCAGGAA
GGTTTAAAAATATTTTTTCCAGGAGTGAGTGAGTTTGGAAAGGAATCCATCCTTTTTCAT
TACACAGACTGGGTAGATGATCAGAGACCTGAAAACTACCGTGAGGCCTTGGGTGATGTT
GTTGGGGATTATAATTTCATATGCCCTGCCTTGGAGTTCACCAAGAAGTTCTCAGAATGG
GGAAATAATGCCTTTTTCTACTATTTTGAACACCGATCCTCCAAACTTCCGTGGCCAGAA
TGGATGGGAGTGATGCATGGCTATGAAATTGAATTTGTCTTTGGTTTACCTCTGGAAAGA
AGAGATAATTACACAAAAGCCGAGGAAATTTTGAGTAGATCCATAGTGAAACGGTGGGCA
AATTTTGCAAAATATGGGAATCCAAATGAGACTCAGAACAATAGCACAAGCTGGCCTGTC
TTCAAAAGCACTGAACAAAAATATCTAACCTTGAATACAGAGTCAACAAGAATAATGACG
AAACTACGTGCTCAACAATGTCGATTCTGGACATCATTTTTTCCAAAAGTCTTGGAAATG
ACAGGAAATATTGATGAAGCAGAATGGGAGTGGAAAGCAGGATTCCATCGCTGGAACAAT
TACATGATGGACTGGAAAAATCAATTTAACGATTACACTAGCAAGAAAGAAAGTTGTGTG
GGTCTCTAA

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1. YT blood group
2. Acetylcholinesterase
3. Yt blood group, isoform CRA_b
4. cDNA FLJ77135, highly similar to Homo sapiens acetylcholinesterase
5. YT blood group
6. ACHE, transcript variant E4- E6, mRNA

MRPPQCLLHTPSLASPLLLLLLWLLGGGVGAEGREDAELLVTVRGGRLRGIRLKTPGGPV
SAFLGIPFAEPPMGPRRFLPPEPKQPWSGVVDATTFQSVCYQYVDTLYPGFEGTEMWNPN
RELSEDCLYLNVWTPYPRPTSPTPVLVWIYGGGFYSGASSLDVYDGRFLVQAERTVLVSM
NYRVGAFGFLALPGSREAPGNVGLLDQRLALQWVQENVAAFGGDPTSVTLFGESAGAASV
GMHLLSPPSRGLFHRAVLQSGAPNGPWATVGMGEARRRATQLAHLVGCPPGGTGGNDTEL
VACLRTRPAQVLVNHEWHVLPQESVFRFSFVPVVDGDFLSDTPEALINAGDFHGLQVLVG
VVKDEGSYFLVYGAPGFSKDNESLISRAEFLAGVRVGVPQVSDLAAEAVVLHYTDWLHPE
DPARLREALSDVVGDHNVVCPVAQLAGRLAAQGARVYAYVFEHRASTLSWPLWMGVPHGY
EIEFIFGIPLDPSRNYTAEEKIFAQRLMRYWANFARTGDPNEPRDPKAPQWPPYTAGAQQ
YVSLDLRPLEVRRGLRAQACAFWNRFLPKLLSATDTLDEAERQWKAEFHRWSSYMVHWKN
QFDHYSKQDRCSDL

• AChE_tetra (PF08674 )
• COesterase (PF00135 )

• None

• None

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