GENOA, CLIMATE OF
\d͡ʒɛnˈə͡ʊə], \dʒɛnˈəʊə], \dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈəʊ_ə]\
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The climate of this Italian city and its vicinity has been often selected as favourable for the phthisical valetudinarian during the winter; but it is now admitted to be decidedly improper for pulmonary affections, being subject to frequent and rapid changes of temperature, and to dry cold winds from the north, alternately with warm moist winds from the south-east.-Sir James Clark.
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.