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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter in the cholinergic neurons. What is the precursor that acetylcholine is derived from?
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The correct answer is  The conversion of choline by CAT (choline acetyltransferase) is responsible for conveing choline to acetylcholine. Likewise, the conversion of acetylcholine back to choline is by ACH-ase (acetylcholine esterase). CAT ACh-ase Choline ----> Acetylcholine ----------> Choline