CANCAMUM
\kˈankaməm], \kˈankaməm], \k_ˈa_n_k_a_m_ə_m]\
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A mixture of several gums and resins, exported from Africa, where it is used to deterge wounds. Dioscorides calls, by the name kaykanov, the tears from an Arabian tree, which are similar to myrrh, and of a disagreeable taste. He advises it in numerous diseases. This name is given, also, to the Anime.
By Robley Dunglison
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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.