An enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine at the synaptic cleft (the space between two nerve cells) so the next
nerve impulse can be transmitted across the synaptic gap. Pesticides of the organophosphate
and carbamate types act to paralyze and kill insects by inhibiting their acetylcholinesterase.
Abbreviated AChE.
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