PROPHAGE INTEGRATIONS
\pɹˈɒfɪd͡ʒ ˌɪntɪɡɹˈe͡ɪʃənz], \pɹˈɒfɪdʒ ˌɪntɪɡɹˈeɪʃənz], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_f_ɪ_dʒ ˌɪ_n_t_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_z]\
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The phenomenon by which a temperate phage incorporates itself into the DNA of a bacterial host, establishing a kind of symbiotic relation between prophage and bacterium which results in the perpetuation of the prophage in all the descendants of the bacterium until induction by various agents, such as ultraviolet radiation, releases the phage, which then becomes virulent and lyses the bacterium.
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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.