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Choline O-Acetyltransferase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Choline O-Acetyltransferase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.050.134.180
Unique ID
D002795
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002795
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of acetylcholine from acetyl-CoA and choline. EC 2.3.1.6.
Entry Term(s)
Choline Acetylase
Choline Acetyltransferase
Registry Numbers
EC 2.3.1.6
Related Numbers
9012-78-6
CAS Type 1 Name
Acetyl-CoA:choline O-acetyltransferase
NLM Classification #
QU 141
Previous Indexing
Acetyltransferases (1973-1974)
Choline (1966-1974)
Transferases (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
98; see CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE 1978-97; see ACETYLTRANSFERASES 1975-77
History Note
98(75)
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
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