The dibucaine number refers to
High-Yield Explanation
Dibucaine number: Dibucaine (a local anaesthetic) inhibits 80% of normal pseudocholinesterase and 205 of atypical (non-functional) pseudocholinesterase. Therefore normal dibucaine number is 70-80%. The dibucaine number is used to measure the activity of atypical pseudocholinesterase.(Refer: stoelting's pharmacology and physiology in anaesthetic practice, 5th edition, pg no.290,304)