FLAVORS
\flˈe͡ɪvəz], \flˈeɪvəz], \f_l_ˈeɪ_v_ə_z]\
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A Lisp variant for the LISP Machine, withobject-oriented features, developed by D. Weinreb and D.A. Moon in 1980. "Classes" were calledFlavors in the language.Though the Flavors design was superseded (notably by the CommonLISP CLOS facility), the term "flavor" persisted as a generalsynonym for "class".["Object-Oriented Programming with Flavors", D.A. Moon, SIGPLANNotices 21(11):1-8 (OOPSLA '86), Nov 1986].
By Denis Howe
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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.