RAMON VELEZ-HERRERA
\ɹɐmˈə͡ʊn vˈɛlɛzhəɹˈe͡əɹə], \ɹɐmˈəʊn vˈɛlɛzhəɹˈeəɹə], \ɹ_ɐ_m_ˈəʊ_n v_ˈɛ_l_ɛ_z_h_ə_ɹ_ˈeə_ɹ_ə]\
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A Cuban author; born in Havana in 1808; died there in 1887. He abandoned law for literature. The first collection of his poems was published at Havana in 1833, a second in 1837, and a third in 1838. He also published: "Elvira de Oquendo"; "The Two Bridegrooms", a comedy (1848); "Autumn Flowers", a collection of poems (1849); "Cuban Romances" (1856); "Napoleon in Berlin", a tragedy (1860); and "Flowers of Winter", poems (1882).
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.