HAGENIA ABYSSINICA
\he͡ɪd͡ʒˈiːni͡əɹ ɐbɪsˈɪnɪkə], \heɪdʒˈiːniəɹ ɐbɪsˈɪnɪkə], \h_eɪ_dʒ_ˈiː_n_iə_ɹ ɐ_b_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_k_ə]\
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An Abyssinian tree; Order, Rosaceae; Sexual System, Icosandria Digynia, which the natives plant round their habitations, as an ornament. The infusion or decoction of its flowers, Flores cosso, is employed by them as an anthelmintic, especially in cases of tape-worm. It is called, there, Cusso or Cousso, Kosso, Kousso, Kooso, Kwoso, Cotz, Cabotz, and Habbi.
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.