Muralidharan Mrinalini, Soreq Hermona, Mor Tsafrir S
School of Life Sciences and The Biodesign Institute, P.O. Box 874501, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA.
Chem Biol Interact. 2005 Dec 15;157-158:406-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2005.10.077.
Although the best-defined role of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is to terminate cholinergic transmission signals, the presence of the enzyme and its substrate is not limited to the metazoan nervous system. Here, we describe the presence of cholinesterase and its initial characterization in pea roots.