EPIDERMOLYSINS
\ˌɛpɪdˈɜːməlˌɪsɪnz], \ˌɛpɪdˈɜːməlˌɪsɪnz], \ˌɛ_p_ɪ_d_ˈɜː_m_ə_l_ˌɪ_s_ɪ_n_z]\
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Protein exotoxins from Staphylococcus aureus, phage type II, which cause epidermal necrolysis. They are proteins with a molecular weight of 26,000 to 32,000. They cause a condition variously called scaled skin, Lyell or Ritter syndrome, epidermal exfoliative disease, toxic epidermal necrolysis, etc.
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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.