Display Settings:

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination
    Experientia. 1978 Aug 15;34(8):992-3.

    Comparative study of the sensitivity of acetylcholinesterases and cholinesterases from animal and bacterial sources to inhibition by serotonin and its derivatives.

    Abstract

    Serotonin was found to inhibit human erythrocyte and electric-eel acetylcholinesterase activities. The serotonin amino group, free of negative charges in its vicinity and its hydroxyl group, were important for the inhibition. Serotonin precursors and several related compounds had little or no effect. Human plasma cholinesterase was also inhibited by serotonin and tryptamine. In contrast to these animal enzymes, the cholinesterase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was refractory to serotonin and its derivatives under the same experimental conditions.

    PMID:
    100343
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

      Supplemental Content

      Save items

      loading

      Recent activity

      Your browsing activity is empty.

      Activity recording is turned off.

      Turn recording back on

      See more...
      Write to the Help Desk