PILL COATING
\pˈɪl kˈə͡ʊtɪŋ], \pˈɪl kˈəʊtɪŋ], \p_ˈɪ_l k_ˈəʊ_t_ɪ_ŋ]\
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A substance used to cover pills in order to disguise the taste or odor. It consists either of some light powder dusted over the pill surface, of sugar, gelatin, balsam of Tolu, French chalk, or a thin pellicle of metal, such as silver or gold.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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.