MISSION CRITICAL
\mˈɪʃən kɹˈɪtɪkə͡l], \mˈɪʃən kɹˈɪtɪkəl], \m_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n k_ɹ_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_k_əl]\
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The failure of business operations is the outcome of a failure or disruption in normal business hours of this specific type of activity, device, service, or system. Some examples: for an online business, system communications is mission critical; for a steel mill, water and power supply are mission critical.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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.