Acetylcholine is an important neurotransmitter. It can be rapidly released in the synaptic cleft upon activation of the neuron. In the synaptic cleft the compound is degraded rapidly into choline and acetate, this is essential for proper neuronal functioning. Choline and Acetate are taken up into the cytosol and recycled for the next activation.
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This pathway was inferred from Homo sapiens pathway WP528(79855) with a 100.0% conversion rate.
Szutowicz A, Bielarczyk H, Jankowska-Kulawy A, Pawełczyk T, Ronowska A; ''Acetyl-CoA the key factor for survival or death of cholinergic neurons in course of neurodegenerative diseases.''; Neurochem Res, 2013 PubMedEurope PMCScholia
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