CULTELLAIRE
\kˌʌltɪlˈe͡ə], \kˌʌltɪlˈeə], \k_ˌʌ_l_t_ɪ_l_ˈeə]\
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(F.), from cultellus, a little knife. Le cantere cultellaire, known also under the name Couteau de feu, Fire-knife,is used for what the French term the Cantere transcurrente. (See Cauterization.) It is shaped like a small hatchet.
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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.