VITAMIN M
\vˈɪtəmɪn ˈɛm], \vˈɪtəmɪn ˈɛm], \v_ˈɪ_t_ə_m_ɪ_n ˈɛ_m]\
Definitions of VITAMIN M
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By Princeton University
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A member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic system. It is present in the liver and kidney and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (POACEAE). Folic acid is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia.
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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.