SCOPARIUS
\skəpˈe͡əɹɪəs], \skəpˈeəɹɪəs], \s_k_ə_p_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]\
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By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: scoparii cacumina [Br. Ph.], broom. The dried tops of Citysus scoparius. They contain scoparin and spartein. They are diuretic (see scoparin), but are not like digitalis in action (see spartein). The fluidextract of scoparius is official in the U. S. Ph.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
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.