The molecular form of acetylcholinesterase as determined by irradiation inactivation (Short Communication)
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 137 (1) , 123-125
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj1370123
Abstract
The molecular size of acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7) from the electric organ of Electrophorus electricus and erythrocyte ‘ghosts’ was estimated in both membrane-bound and purified preparations by irradiation inactivation. Results suggest that the form of the enzyme in the membrane is a monomer of molecular weight approx. 75000 and that multiple forms of the enzyme observed in solubilized preparations are aggregates of this monomer.Keywords
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