... consistent with titration of the catalytic histidine, H438(440). The persistence of activity in the presence of the protonated form of the catalytic histidineis inconsistent with the generally ... catalyticsite (i. e. a catalytic triad of Ser-His-Glu, an oxyanion hole, ap-cation-binding site, and an acyl-binding pocket) are the same in AChE and BuChE (Fig. 1). The acyl-bindingpocket, which is ... catalysis. Rather, the appearance of activity under conditions in which the catalytic histidine is protonated indicates a change in the mechanism of BuChE and AChE. Work is in progress toprobe the...