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. 1974 Jan;137(1):123–125. doi: 10.1042/bj1370123

The molecular form of acetylcholinesterase as determined by irradiation inactivation (Short Communication)

S R Levinson 1, J C Ellory 1
PMCID: PMC1166090  PMID: 4821394

Abstract

The molecular size of acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7) from the electric organ of Electrophorus electricus and erythrocyte `ghosts' was estimated in both membrane-bound and purified preparations by irradiation inactivation. Results suggest that the form of the enzyme in the membrane is a monomer of molecular weight approx. 75000 and that multiple forms of the enzyme observed in solubilized preparations are aggregates of this monomer.

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