butyrylcholine

English

Etymology

From butyryl +‎ choline.

Noun

butyrylcholine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic acetylcholine-like molecule, with activation of some of the same receptors, which is hydrolysed by acetylcholinesterase and (more efficiently) by butyrylcholinesterase.
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