synthase
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
synthase (plural synthases)
- Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound.
- Synonym: synthetase
- (dated) Such an enzyme that, more specifically, does not use ATP as a source of energy.
- Coordinate term: synthetase
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Translations[edit]
any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound, but does not make use of ATP as a source of energy