BACTERIOLYSIN
\baktˈi͡əɹɪˌɒlɪsˌɪn], \baktˈiəɹɪˌɒlɪsˌɪn], \b_a_k_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_l_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_n]\
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By J.H. Kenneth
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A material produced in blood serum by the injection of such bacteria as the typhoid bacillus, which acts by dissolving and destroying the bacilli. This reaction is specific and is the result of the interaction of the amboceptor or immune body and the complement. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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.