TACAMAHAC, TACAMAHACA
\tˈakɐmˌahak], \tˈakɐmˌahak], \t_ˈa_k_ɐ_m_ˌa_h_a_k]\
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The popular name of Icica Tacamahaca, a tree of South America; also of the form of Calophyllum Inophyllum occurring in Madagascar and the Isle of Bourbon, and of Populus balsamifera, a tree of North America: a resin, the produce of Calophyllum Inophyllum, and of Elaphrium tomentosum, a tree of Mexico and the West Indies. It occurs in yellowish pieces, of a strong smell, and a bitterish aromatic taste.
By Daniel Lyons
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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.
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