IBEX STEINBOCK
\ˈa͡ɪbɛks stˈa͡ɪnbɒk], \ˈaɪbɛks stˈaɪnbɒk], \ˈaɪ_b_ɛ_k_s s_t_ˈaɪ_n_b_ɒ_k]\
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[L., Gr.] Rock-goat. (Zool.) Capra ibex, an Alpine and Pyrenean spec, moderately gregarious. The adult male is about two feet eight inches high at the shoulder; reddish brown in summer, grey in winter; the horns are sometimes three feet long. Sub-fam. Caprinae, fam. Boviate, ord. Ungulata.
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.