SANSCULOTTE
\sˈanskjʊlˌɒt], \sˈanskjʊlˌɒt], \s_ˈa_n_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌɒ_t]\
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sanz-k[=oo]-lot', n. a name given in scorn, at the beginning of the French Revolution, by the court party to the democratic party in Paris.--n. SANSCULOT'TERIE.--adj. SANSCULOT'TIC.--ns. SANSCULOT'TISM; SANSCULOT'TIST. [Fr. sansculotte, sans, without--L. sine, without, culotte, breeches, cul, breech--L. culus, the breech.]
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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.