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synthetase

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synthetase /syn·the·tase/ (-thĕ-tās) a term used in the names of some of the ligases, no longer favored because of its similarity to synthase and its emphasis on reaction products.
syn·the·tase (snth-ts, -tz)
n.
See ligase.

synthetase [sin´thĕ-tās]
ligase; any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining together of two molecules coupled with the breakdown of a pyrophosphate bond in ATP or a similar triphosphate.

synthetase
ligase; any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining together of two molecules coupled with the breakdown of a pyrophosphate bond in ATP or a similar triphosphate.

aminoacyl-tRNA s's
see trna.


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