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Acetylcholine esterase

Acetylcholine esterase

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Acetylcholinesterase.

Inhibitors

For acetylcholine esterase (AChE), reversible inhibitors are those that do not irreversibly bond to and deactivate AChE. Drugs that reversibly inhibit acetylcholine esterase are being explored as treatments for Alzheimer's disease and myasthenia gravis, among others. Examples include tacrine and donepezil.