butyrylcholine

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What does butyrylcholine mean?

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

Where does butyrylcholine come from?

From butyryl + choline.

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