FENCEVIEWERS
\fˈɛnsɪvjˌuːəz], \fˈɛnsɪvjˌuːəz], \f_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_v_j_ˌuː_ə_z]\
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town officers appointed in the early days of the New England colonies to look after fences. They had to take care that the fences were four feet high, of reasonable strength and in a good state of repair, and they had considerable authority to carry out these orders.
By John Franklin Jameson
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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.