WILKINSON, JAMES
\wˈɪlkɪnsən], \wˈɪlkɪnsən], \w_ˈɪ_l_k_ɪ_n_s_ə_n]\
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(1757-1825), served in the Revolutionary War as adjutant-general and brigadier-general and Secretary of the Board of War. In 1794, he commanded the right wing under Wayne in his victory over the Indians. Made General of Army in 1796, he was stationed in the West, and was Governor of Louisiana Territory 1805-1806. For intrigues with Burr and Spain he was court-martialled in 1811, but acquitted, though not innocent. In the war of 1812 he was major-general, but his efforts on the northern frontier ended in a fiasco. He was discharged from the army in 1815. His memories were published.
By John Franklin Jameson
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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.