ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR - COVALENT ATTACHMENT OF DEPOLARIZING GROUPS AT ACTIVE SITE

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SILMAN, I
KARLIN, A
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10.1126/science.164.3886.1420
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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Following reduction of the acetylcholine receptor in the electroplax with dithiothreitol, the quaternary ammonium compounds bromoacetylcholine bromide and the p-nitrophenyl ester of (p-carboxyphenyl) trimethylammonium iodide react near the active site probably with a sulfhydryl group. The covalently attached quaternary ammonium moieties additionally interact with the active site noncovalently to activate the receptor and cause depolarization of the cell.
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