RIPLEY, GEORGE
\ɹˈɪplɪ], \ɹˈɪplɪ], \ɹ_ˈɪ_p_l_ɪ]\
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(1802-1880), was the chief promoter of the Brook Farm experiment at Roxbury, Mass., from 1844 to 1846. He edited the Harbinger, a Fourierite organ, from 1844 to 1848, and was assistant editor of "The American Cyclopaedia." He was literary editor of the New York Tribune from 1847 to 1880. He had an extensive literary knowledge, and was a severe critic.
By John Franklin Jameson
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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.