NICOTINIC AGENTS
\nˌɪkətˈɪnɪk ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənts], \nˌɪkətˈɪnɪk ˈeɪdʒənts], \n_ˌɪ_k_ə_t_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_k ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_n_t_s]\
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Any drug used for its actions on cholinergic systems. Included here are agonists and antagonists, drugs that affect the life cycle of ACETYLCHOLINE, and drugs that affect the survival of cholinergic neurons. The term cholinergic agents is sometimes still used in the narrower sense of MUSCARINIC AGONISTS, although most modern texts discourage that usage.
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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.