GUTTA PERCHA
\ɡˈʌtə pˈɜːt͡ʃə], \ɡˈʌtə pˈɜːtʃə], \ɡ_ˈʌ_t_ə p_ˈɜː_tʃ_ə]\
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By William R. Warner
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The concrete juice of a tree-Isonandra gutta- which is indigenous in Singapore and its vicinity, and belongs to the Natural Order Sapotaceae. Plunged in boiling water it softens, when it may be moulded like caoutchouc to any form, which it retains on cooling. Splints and other instruments have been made of it. A solution of gutta percha in chloroform-Trau. maticine- has been used with advantage, topically, in various cutaneous affections, scrofulous and indolent ulcers, and as an ectrotic in smallpox.
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.