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Acetylcholine vs Butyrylcholine - What's the difference?

acetylcholine | butyrylcholine |

As nouns the difference between acetylcholine and butyrylcholine

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

acetylcholine

English

(wikipedia acetylcholine)

Noun

(-)
  • (neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH3CO]]ON+([[methyl, CH3)3.

    • Derived terms

    * * acetylcholine receptor * acetylcholinesterase

    butyrylcholine

    English

    Noun

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