PHOTOSENSITIZATION
\fˌə͡ʊtə͡ʊsˌɛnsɪta͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \fˌəʊtəʊsˌɛnsɪtaɪzˈeɪʃən], \f_ˌəʊ_t_əʊ_s_ˌɛ_n_s_ɪ_t_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Abnormal responses to sunlight or artificial light due to extreme reactivity of light-absorbing molecules in tissues. It refers almost exclusively to skin photosensitivity, including sunburn, reactions due to repeated prolonged exposure in the absence of photosensitizing factors, and reactions requiring photosensitizing factors such as photosensitizing agents and certain diseases. With restricted reference to skin tissue, it does not include photosensitivity of the eye to light, as in photophobia or photosensitive epilepsy.
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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.