different between synthetase vs ligase

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n??te??s/, /?s?n??te??z/

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

Translations

See also

• carboxylase
• synthase

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.