TROPACOCAINE
\tɹˈɒpɐkˌɒke͡ɪn], \tɹˈɒpɐkˌɒkeɪn], \t_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ɐ_k_ˌɒ_k_eɪ_n]\
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An alkaloid obtained from a variety of coca plant growing in Java, and also made synthetically; a marked cardiac depressant, and in 3-per-cent. solution a local anaesthetic, especially in the eye; rarely produces mydriasis, and does not produce ischaemia like cocaine.
By Alexander Duane
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.