EYE STONE
\ˈa͡ɪ stˈə͡ʊn], \ˈaɪ stˈəʊn], \ˈaɪ s_t_ˈəʊ_n]\
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The shelly operculum of small turbinideae. Used at Guernsey to get things out of the eyes. Being put into the inner corner of the eye, under the eyelid, it works its way out at the outer corner, and brings put any foreign substance with it -Gray.
By Robley Dunglison
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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.