DANCOURT
\dˈankɔːt], \dˈankɔːt], \d_ˈa_n_k_ɔː_t]\
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properly Florent Carton. A French playwright and dramatic artist (1661-1725); born at Fontainebleau. His best low comedies or farces are: "The Fashionable Chevalier"; "The Winsome Gardener". He presents village life with perfect truth, and is master of village patois. Voltaire ranks him next after Moliere for low comedy.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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.