AQUAE DESTILLATAE
\ˈakwiː dˈɛstɪlˌatiː], \ˈakwiː dˈɛstɪlˌatiː], \ˈa_k_w_iː d_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_l_ˌa_t_iː]\
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These are made by putting vegetable substances, as roses, mint, pennyroyal, into a still with water, and drawing off as much as is found to possess the aromatic properties of the plant. To every gallon of the distilled water, 5 oz. of spirit should be added to preserve it.
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.