synthetase

synthetase
An enzyme catalyzing the synthesis of a specific substance. S. is limited, in the Enzyme Commission Report, to use as a trivial name for the ligases (EC class 6), which in turn are those synthesizing enzymes that require the cleavage of a pyrophosphate linkage in ATP or a similar compound. Reversal of lyase (EC class 4) reactions, producing a synthesis, is indicated (in trivial name s) by synthase; such reactions do not involve pyrophosphate cleavage. For individual synthetases, see the specific names.

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syn·the·tase 'sin-thə-.tās, -.tāz n an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules esp. by 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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syn·the·tase (sinґthə-tās) a term used in the trivial names of most enzymes of the ligase class [EC 6]; formerly part of the recommended name, it is no longer favored because of confusion with the term synthase and because it emphasizes reaction products rather than substrates. Cf. synthase.

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