AmiGO 2: Term Details for "cholinesterase activity" (GO:0004104)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0004104
Name: cholinesterase activity
Ontology: molecular_function
Synonyms: BtChoEase activity, acylcholine acylhydrolase activity, anticholineesterase activity, benzoylcholinesterase activity, butyrylcholine esterase activity, butyrylcholinesterase activity, choline esterase II (unspecific) activity, choline esterase activity, non-specific cholinesterase activity, propionylcholinesterase activity, pseudocholinesterase activity
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: an acylcholine + H2O = choline + a carboxylic acid anion. Source: EC:3.1.1.8
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0004104 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: has participant water; has participant acylcholine; has participant hydron; has participant choline; has participant carboxylic acid anion
Subset: goslim_chembl
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to cholinesterase activity (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to cholinesterase activity (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for cholinesterase activity (excluding "regulates").

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GO:0003674 molecular_function
GO:0003824 catalytic activity
GO:0016787 hydrolase activity
GO:0016788 hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
GO:0052689 carboxylic ester hydrolase activity
GO:0004104 cholinesterase activity
GO:0003990 acetylcholinesterase activity

Parents of cholinesterase activity (GO:0004104)

subject	relation	object
cholinesterase activity	RO:0000057	water (CHEBI:15377)
cholinesterase activity	RO:0000057	acylcholine (CHEBI:35287)
cholinesterase activity	RO:0000057	hydron (CHEBI:15378)
cholinesterase activity	RO:0000057	choline (CHEBI:15354)
cholinesterase activity	is_a	carboxylic ester hydrolase activity (GO:0052689)
cholinesterase activity	RO:0000057	carboxylic acid anion (CHEBI:29067)

Children of cholinesterase activity (GO:0004104)

subject	relation	object
acetylcholinesterase activity (GO:0003990)	is_a	cholinesterase activity

EC: 3.1.1.8
MetaCyc: CHOLINESTERASE-RXN
RHEA: 21964