SCOPES TRIAL
\skˈə͡ʊps tɹˈa͡ɪə͡l], \skˈəʊps tɹˈaɪəl], \s_k_ˈəʊ_p_s t_ɹ_ˈaɪ_əl]\
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a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed
By Princeton University
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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.