HENDRIK CONSCIENCE
\hˈɛndɹɪk kˈɒnʃəns], \hˈɛndɹɪk kˈɒnʃəns], \h_ˈɛ_n_d_ɹ_ɪ_k k_ˈɒ_n_ʃ_ə_n_s]\
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A great Flemish novelist, one of the re-creators of Flemish literature; born at Antwerp, Dec. 3, 1812; died in Brussels, Sept. 10, 1883. His first story, "In the Wonder-Year 1566", was received with unbounded popular favor, and his delineations of lowly Flemish home life soon became familiar throughout Europe. His historical novels "The Lion of Flanders" (1838), and others, won his widest fame; but his distinctive power and merit were in his peasant studies, of which the masterpieces are: "Siska van Roosmael" (1844); "The Conscript" (1850); "Rikke-tikke-tak" (1851); "The Poor Nobleman" (1851); "The Luck to be Rich" (1855); "The Young Doctor" (1860). He wrote a musical drama, "The Poet and His Dream" (1872).
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.