MYZONTES
\mˈa͡ɪzɒnts], \mˈaɪzɒnts], \m_ˈaɪ_z_ɒ_n_t_s]\
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m[=i]-zon't[=e]z, n.pl. a class of vertebrates with an incomplete cartilaginous skull, no lower jaw, and pouch-like gills--including the lampreys and hags.--adj. and n. suctorial as the lamprey, belonging to the Myzontes. [Gr. myz[=o]n, myzontos, pr.p. of myzein, to suck.]
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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.