synthetase
noun
-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
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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
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