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Synthetase

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synthetase [′sin·thə‚tās]
(biochemistry)

Synthetase 

the common name for an enzyme of the class of ligases. As opposed to synthases, synthetases effect condensation reactions, which are accompanied by the decomposition of energy-rich bonds in nucleoside triphosphates, including ATP.



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