GREGORIAN MODES
\ɡɹɛɡˈɔːɹi͡ən mˈə͡ʊdz], \ɡɹɛɡˈɔːɹiən mˈəʊdz], \ɡ_ɹ_ɛ_ɡ_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə_n m_ˈəʊ_d_z]\
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(collected and arranged by Gregory the Great, circ. A.D. 600). Certain Church modes, chants, melodies, of Plain song, taken, as is generally held, from the Greek modes (q.v.), or from some diatonic system common to Hebrew and to Greek music, and thence derived to the early Church.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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.