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- noun biochemistry
transacetylase
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By blocking beta receptors, these drugs may inhibit the release of the enzyme serotonin-N-acetyltransferase, which is necessary for the synthesis of melatonin, resulting in sleep disturbance. 8 Take melatonin (3 mg) at bedtime to counter this effect.
Hyla Cass, M.D.: Is Your Medication Robbing You of Nutrients Part 2: Getting Specific M.D. Hyla Cass 2010
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By blocking beta receptors, these drugs may inhibit the release of the enzyme serotonin-N-acetyltransferase, which is necessary for the synthesis of melatonin, resulting in sleep disturbance.8 Take melatonin 3 mg at bedtime to counter this effect.
Hyla Cass, M.D.: Is Your Medication Robbing You of Nutrients Part 2: Getting Specific M.D. Hyla Cass 2010
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McMillan, PJ, et al. Tamoxifen enhances choline acetyltransferase mRNA expression in rat basal forebrain cholinergic neurons.
T.S. Wiley: Estrogen Dilemma: There Is No Dilemma When You Know the Details T.S. Wiley 2010
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There is probably a reduction of biogenic amine neurotransmitters in the brain and spinal cord, including a decreased supply of choline, choline acetyltransferase, and dopamine 586.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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Endorphins are metabolized by the enzymes acetyltransferase, carboxypeptidase B, or other endopeptidases.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Endorphins are metabolized by the enzymes acetyltransferase, carboxypeptidase B, or other endopeptidases.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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O, Otero G, de Bizemont T, Fellows J, Erdjument-Bromage H, et al. (1999) A novel histone acetyltransferase is an integral subunit of elongating RNA polymerase
PLoS Biology: New Articles Francesca De Santa et al. 2010
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IFN-β expression by binding to the C-terminal domain of the transcription factor IRF3 and recruiting the acetyltransferase p300 to the IFN-β enhanceosome via IRF3.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Pengyuan Yang 2010
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SNPs clustered in the choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) gene were individually identified as nominally significant, and a 5-SNP haplotype (block 6) in
Naturejobs - All Jobs Riju Ray 2010
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N-acetyltransferase proposed on the basis of its crystal structure.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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