MANDRAKE, AMERICAN
\mˈandɹe͡ɪk], \mˈandɹeɪk], \m_ˈa_n_d_ɹ_eɪ_k]\
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A plant of the genus PODOPHYLLUM, family BERBERIDACEAE (sometimes classified as Podophyllaceae) which is the source of PODOPHYLLIN and of PODOPHYLLOTOXIN that inhibits DNA TOPOISOMERASES TYPE II. It is different from the European mandrake, MANDRAGORA.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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