1ACJ* shows the crystal structure of Torpedo californica acetylcholinesterase (TcAChE) complexed with tacrine.
Tacrine was the first cholinesterase inhibitor approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Tacrine’s ringed structure is stacked .[1][2]
References
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- ↑ Metzger JM, Parmacek MS, Barr E, Pasyk K, Lin WI, Cochrane KL, Field LJ, Leiden JM. Skeletal troponin C reduces contractile sensitivity to acidosis in cardiac myocytes from transgenic mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Oct 1;90(19):9036-40. PMID:8415650