ZYMOID
\zˈa͡ɪmɔ͡ɪd], \zˈaɪmɔɪd], \z_ˈaɪ_m_ɔɪ_d]\
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The modified condition of an enzyme, produced by heating and other causes, in which it possesses still the power of combining with its substrate but can not produce any decomposition in this Latter substance. [Gr.,zyme, ferment, + eidos, resemblance.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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.