CARL CHRISTIAN RAFN
\kˈɑːl kɹˈɪst͡ʃən ɹˈafən], \kˈɑːl kɹˈɪstʃən ɹˈafən], \k_ˈɑː_l k_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_tʃ_ə_n ɹ_ˈa_f_ə_n]\
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A Danish critic and archaeologist; born in Brahesborg, Fiinen, Jan. 16, 1795; died in Copenhagen, Oct. 20, 1864. He produced numerous works, the most important being a Danish translation of Norse mythic and romantic sagas (1829-30); an edition of Ragnar Lodbrog's death-song, with philologico-critical remarks (1826); and "American Antiquities" (1837), his most widely read book, in which he undertakes to prove that America was discovered by Norsemen in the tenth century.
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.