Synthetase Definition

sĭnthĭ-tās, -tāz
noun

Ligase.

Webster's New World
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of a compound.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Synthetase

Noun

Singular:
synthetase
Plural:
synthetases

Origin of Synthetase

  • synthet(ic) –ase

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From synthesis + -ase

    From Wiktionary

Synthetase Sentence Examples

  • Its acts by inhibiting the enzyme, glutamine synthetase, which converts the essential amino acid, glutamic acid to glutamine synthetase, which converts the essential amino acid, glutamic acid to glutamine.

  • Glutamine is readily synthesized from glutamate and ammonium ions by the enzyme glutamine is readily synthesized from glutamate and ammonium ions by the enzyme glutamine synthetase.

  • In addition, the cleavage of arginine by nitric oxide synthetase generates citrulline, which is a urea cycle intermediate.

  • Role of H-bonds and their quantitative contributions (e.g. tyr t-RNA synthetase ).

  • Its acts by inhibiting the enzyme, glutamine synthetase, which converts the essential amino acid, glutamic acid to glutamine.

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Words Ending With

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