GOEDSMITHS' NOTES
\ɡˈə͡ʊdsmɪθs nˈɒts], \ɡˈəʊdsmɪθs nˈɒts], \ɡ_ˈəʊ_d_s_m_ɪ_θ_s n_ˈɒ_t_s]\
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Bankers' cash notes (f. e., promissory notes given by abanker to his customers as acknowledgments of the receipt of money) were originallycalled in London "goldsmiths' notes," from the circumstance that all the bankingbusiness in England was originally transacted by goldsmiths. Wharton.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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.