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Insensitivity of Chicken Cholinesterase to Specific Inhibitors of True- and Pseudo-Enzyme

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THE classification of cholinesterase as pseudo- or true-enzyme does not necessarily imply that the components of each group have identical properties. Experimental evidence has been given suggesting the different sensitivity to inhibitors of the enzymes belonging to the same group1,2.

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FERRARI, W. Insensitivity of Chicken Cholinesterase to Specific Inhibitors of True- and Pseudo-Enzyme. Nature 180, 144–145 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180144a0

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