SYNTHETASE


Meaning of SYNTHETASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsin-thə-ˌtās, -ˌtāz ]

noun

Etymology: synthet ic + -ase

Date: 1947

: an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules usually using the energy derived from the concurrent splitting off of a pyrophosphate group from a triphosphate (as ATP) — called also ligase

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