MARCIONITES
\mˈɑːʃənˌa͡ɪts], \mˈɑːʃənˌaɪts], \m_ˈɑː_ʃ_ə_n_ˌaɪ_t_s]\
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(Eccl. Hist.) The followers of Marcion, who, in the second century, adopted the Oriental notion of two opposing principles of good and evil (Ahriman), and imagined that between these existed a third power, neither wholly good nor wholly evil, who was the creator of the world and the author of the Jewish dispensation. See Gnostics.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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.