Dictionary

synthase en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound.
2. (dated) Such an enzyme that, more specifically, does not use ATP as a source of energy.

Forms

Coordinates

synthetase

Deriveds

megasynthase · lumazine synthase · glycosynthase · vetispiradiene synthase · phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase · SAICAR synthase · phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase · FGAM synthase · ATP synthase · polyketide synthase · alkylglycerone phosphate synthase · ketosynthase · tryptophan synthase

Synonyms

synthetase

Translations (4)

it sintasi (any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound, but does not make use of ATP as a source of energy) · fi syntaasi (any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound, but does not make use of ATP as a source of energy) · es sintasa (any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound, but does not make use of ATP as a source of energy) · pl syntaza (any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound, but does not make use of ATP as a source of energy)