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butyrylcholinesterase

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Target id: 2471

Nomenclature: butyrylcholinesterase

Abbreviated Name: BChE

Family: Hydrolases & Lipases, Acetylcholine turnover

Gene and Protein Information Click here for help
Species TM AA Chromosomal Location Gene Symbol Gene Name Reference
Human - 602 3q26.1 BCHE butyrylcholinesterase
Mouse - 603 3 E3 Bche butyrylcholinesterase
Rat - - 2q32 Bche butyrylcholinesterase
Previous and Unofficial Names Click here for help
Acylcholine acylhydrolase | Butyrylcholine esterase | CHE1 | Choline esterase II | cholinesterase
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Selected 3D Structures Click here for help
Image of receptor 3D structure from RCSB PDB
Description:  Crystal structure of human butyryl cholinesterase
PDB Id:  1P0I
Resolution:  2.0Å
Species:  Human
References:  4
Enzyme Reaction Click here for help
EC Number: 3.1.1.7 Acetylcholine + H2O = acetic acid + choline + H+

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Inhibitors
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Ligand Sp. Action Value Parameter Reference
tacrine Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Ligand has a PDB structure Hs Inhibition 7.2 pKi 1
pKi 7.2 (Ki 7x10-8 M) [1]
bambuterol Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Hs Inhibition 8.5 pIC50 2
pIC50 8.5 [2]
physostigmine Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 7.6 – 7.8 pIC50 3
pIC50 7.6 – 7.8 [3]
rivastigmine Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Primary target of this compound Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 7.4 pIC50 3
pIC50 7.4 (IC50 3.7x10-8 M) [3]
pyridostigmine Small molecule or natural product Approved drug Click here for species-specific activity table Hs Inhibition 6.1 pIC50 5
pIC50 6.1 (IC50 9x10-7 M) [5]
Description: Inhibition of human plasma BCHE activity by a modified Ellman assay.
Clinically-Relevant Mutations and Pathophysiology Click here for help
Disease:  Butyrylcholinesterase deficiency
Orphanet: ORPHA132

References

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1. Butini S, Campiani G, Borriello M, Gemma S, Panico A, Persico M, Catalanotti B, Ros S, Brindisi M, Agnusdei M et al.. (2008) Exploiting protein fluctuations at the active-site gorge of human cholinesterases: further optimization of the design strategy to develop extremely potent inhibitors. J Med Chem, 51 (11): 3154-70. [PMID:18479118]

2. Giacobini E. (2003) Cholinesterases: new roles in brain function and in Alzheimer's disease. Neurochem Res, 28 (3-4): 515-22. [PMID:12675140]

3. Luo W, Yu QS, Kulkarni SS, Parrish DA, Holloway HW, Tweedie D, Shafferman A, Lahiri DK, Brossi A, Greig NH. (2006) Inhibition of human acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterase by novel carbamates of (-)- and (+)-tetrahydrofurobenzofuran and methanobenzodioxepine. J Med Chem, 49 (7): 2174-85. [PMID:16570913]

4. Nicolet Y, Lockridge O, Masson P, Fontecilla-Camps JC, Nachon F. (2003) Crystal structure of human butyrylcholinesterase and of its complexes with substrate and products. J Biol Chem, 278 (42): 41141-7. [PMID:12869558]

5. Yu QS, Holloway HW, Luo W, Lahiri DK, Brossi A, Greig NH. (2010) Long-acting anticholinesterases for myasthenia gravis: synthesis and activities of quaternary phenylcarbamates of neostigmine, pyridostigmine and physostigmine. Bioorg Med Chem, 18 (13): 4687-93. [PMID:20627738]

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