NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS
\nɐθˈanjə͡l pˈɑːkə wˈɪlis], \nɐθˈanjəl pˈɑːkə wˈɪlis], \n_ɐ_θ_ˈa_n_j_əl p_ˈɑː_k_ə w_ˈɪ_l_i_s]\
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An American poet and journalist; born at Portland, Me., Jan. 20, 1806; died at Idlewild on the Hudson, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1867. His chief journalistic work was with the New York Mirror (1823-42). Among his numerous writings are: "Inklings of Adventure" (3 vols., 1836); "Loiterings of Travel" (3 vols., 1840); "Letters from Under a Bridge" (1840); "Poems" (1846); "People I Have Met" (1850); "Hurrygraphs" (1851); "A Health Trip to the Tropics" (1854); "Famous Persons and Places" (1854); and "The Convalescent, his Rambles and Adventures" (1859).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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.