Molecular modeling and enzymatic studies of the interaction of a choline analogue and acetylcholinesterase

Pivaloyl-choline iodide 1 interactions with acetylcholinesterase (AChE) have been studied by theoretical and enzymatic methods. An integrated computational approach has clearly shown a substrate rather than inhibitory profile for 1. Enzymatic experiments have also supported the same theoretical conclusion indicating that AChE was able to hydrolyze 1 to choline.