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. 2023 Jan 24;16(2):179. doi: 10.3390/ph16020179
ACh Acetylcholine
AChE Acetylcholinesterase
eeAChE eel AChE
hAChE human AChE
AChEI Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
AD Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid-β
BACE1 β-site APP cleaving enzyme-1
BBB Blood-brain-barrier
BHT Butylated hydroxytoluene
BuChE Butyrylcholinesterase
eqBuChE equine serum BuChE
CAS Catalytic active (or anionic) site
ChAT Choline acetyltransferase
ChE Cholinesterase
CINs Cholinergic interneurons
CuAAC Cu(I))-catalyzed alkyne–azide 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition
DIPEA N,N-Diisopropylethylamine or Hunig’s base
DMF Dimethylformamide
DMSO Dimethylsulfoxide
5HT3 5—hydroxy tryptamine (Serotonin)- receptor-3
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
LOX Lipoxygenase
MAO Monoamine oxidase
MG Myasthenia gravis
MTDL Multi-target-directed-ligand
NDs Neurodegenerative disease
NFT Neurofibrillary tangles
NMJ Neuromuscular junction
NO Nitric oxide
NT Neurotransmitter
PAS Peripheral anionic site
PD Parkinson’s disease
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SAR Structure activity relationship
TBPB tert-butyl peroxybenzoate
THF Tetrahydrofuran