DETOXIFICATION, DRUG, METABOLIC
\diːtˌɒksɪfɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \diːtˌɒksɪfɪkˈeɪʃən], \d_iː_t_ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ_f_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Reduction of pharmacologic activity or toxicity of a drug or other foreign substance by a living system, usually by enzymatic action. It includes those metabolic transformations that make the substance more soluble for faster renal excretion.
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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.
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