different between ligate vs ligase

English

Etymology

Latin lig?tus, perfect passive participle of lig? (“I bind”). Doublet of legato. Compare league.

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?'g?t, IPA^(key): /?l??e?t/

Verb

ligate (third-person singular simple present ligates, present participle ligating, simple past and past participle ligated)

1. (transitive) To bind with a ligature or bandage.
2. (transitive, typography) To connect text characters with a ligature.
3. (transitive, intransitive, chemistry) To join by ligation.

Related terms

• ligase
• ligation

Translations

Anagrams

• aiglet, gelati

Esperanto

Adverb

ligate

1. present adverbial passive participle of ligi

Latin

Participle

lig?te

1. vocative masculine singular of lig?tus

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l??e?z/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?la??e?z/

Noun

ligase (plural ligases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the binding of two molecules; synthetase.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 244:

     The glue is an enzyme called ligase, which stitches together loose sentences of DNA whenever it comes across them.

Derived terms

• DNA ligase
• amidoligase
• cycloligase

Related terms

• ligate

Translations

Anagrams

• Siegal, silage

Spanish

Verb

ligase

1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of ligar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect subjunctive form of ligar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) imperfect subjunctive form of ligar.