WARD, ARTEMUS
\wˈɔːd], \wˈɔːd], \w_ˈɔː_d]\
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(1727-1800), became a major in 1755, and served under General Abercrombie against the French and Indians. He was a prominent member of the Massachusetts Legislature. He was made commander in chief of the Massachusetts forces in 1775. He was in nominal command at the battle of Bunker Hill, but was not in the field. He commanded the forces besieging Boston until the arrival of Washington, when he became second in command. He represented Massachusetts in the U. S. Congress as a Federalist from 1791 to 1795.
By John Franklin Jameson
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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.