ERNST VON WILDENBRUCH
\ˈɜːnst vˈɒn wˈa͡ɪldənbɹˌʌt͡ʃ], \ˈɜːnst vˈɒn wˈaɪldənbɹˌʌtʃ], \ˈɜː_n_s_t v_ˈɒ_n w_ˈaɪ_l_d_ə_n_b_ɹ_ˌʌ_tʃ]\
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A German soldier, lawyer, and dramatist; born at Beyrut, Syria, Feb. 3, 1845. His dramas have been played with great success in most German cities. Some of them are: "Fathers and Sons" (1882); "Harold" (4th ed. 1884; English translation 1891); "Christopher Marlowe" (1884); "The Mennonite" (3d ed. 1886); "The Carlovingians" (4th ed. 1887); "The Quitzows" (1888); "The New Master" (1891). He has also published a number of short stories and novels, the best of which is "The Master of Taragra" (1880). In his "Lays and Songs" (1877) and "Poems and Ballads" (1884), are some great ballads and hymns, the most popular of which is "The Witches' Song". He died in 1909.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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.