synthetase

See also: Synthetase

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnθəteɪ̯s/, /ˈsɪnθəteɪ̯z/

Etymology

From synthesis +‎ -ase.

Noun

synthetase (plural synthetases)

1. (biochemistry) Any ligase that synthesizes biological compounds using ATP as a source of energy.

Derived terms

• antisynthetase
• megasynthetase
• nonsynthetase
• phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase
• selenophosphate synthetase

 

Translations

ligase that synthesizes biological compounds

• Finnish: syntetaasi
• Italian: sintetasi (it) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: sintetase f
• Spanish: sintetasa f

See also

• carboxylase
• synthase