PICKERING, JOHN
\pˈɪkəɹɪŋ], \pˈɪkəɹɪŋ], \p_ˈɪ_k_ə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]\
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(1777-1846), of Massachusetts, was celebrated for his philological studies, and was one of the founders of American Comparative Philology. He published " A Vocabulary of Americanisms " and " Remarks on the Indian Languages of North America."
By John Franklin Jameson
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.