COSSUS
\kˈɒsəs], \kˈɒsəs], \k_ˈɒ_s_ə_s]\
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Cossis. A sort of white, short, thick worm or larve, found in trees, logs of wood, &c., and used by the Romans as great article of gourmandise. They were, also, applied to ulcers. - Pliny. The term has, likewise, been given to small vermiform pimples on the face- acne- which arise from inflammation of the sebaceous follicles.
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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.