COMPARATIVE SCIENCE
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Short for comparative study of a particular science, i.e. its study with a view to the comparison of genera and species and the registration of points of similarity and difference, whence general conclusions may be drawn by induction. It is opposed to descriptive or mere analytical science.
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.