synthetase
noun
syn·the·tase
| \ ˈsin-thə-ˌtās
, -ˌtāz\
, -ˌtāz\
Definition of synthetase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules usually using the energy derived from the concurrent splitting off of a pyrophosphate group from a triphosphate (such as ATP)
— called also ligase
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synthetase
noun
syn·the·tase
| \ ˈsin-thə-ˌtās, -ˌtāz
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Medical Definition of synthetase
: an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules especially by using the energy derived from the concurrent splitting off of a pyrophosphate group from a triphosphate (as ATP)
— called also ligase