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The influence of hydrophobicity on the catalytic activity of acetyl cholinestrase is well documented (Wiedmer et al., 1979), while that of human serum cholinesterase (BuChE) is not known. The possibility of the hydrophobicity of BuChE and its modulatary effect on its catalytic activity may exhibit the physiological role of BuChE. An attempt has been made in the present study to bring out the effect of hydrophobicity on its esterase activity.
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Jaganathan, L., Padmalatha, K., Revathi, G., Boopathy, R. (1995). Hydrophobicity on Esterase Activity of Human Serum Cholinesterase. In: Quinn, D.M., Balasubramanian, A.S., Doctor, B.P., Taylor, P. (eds) Enzymes of the Cholinesterase Family. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1051-6_24
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