- join
together DNA fragments. However, many
common names use the term "
synthetase" or "synthase" instead,
because they are used to
synthesize new molecules...
- An aminoacyl-tRNA
synthetase (aaRS or ARS), also
called tRNA-ligase, is an
enzyme that
attaches the
appropriate amino acid onto its
corresponding tRNA...
-
Glutamine synthetase (GS) (EC 6.3.1.2) is an
enzyme that
plays an
essential role in the
metabolism of
nitrogen by
catalyzing the
condensation of glutamate...
- ACV
synthetase (ACVS, L-δ-(α-aminoadipoyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine
synthetase, N-(5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-valine synthase, EC 6.3.2.26)...
- S-Adenosylmethionine
synthetase (EC 2.5.1.6), also
known as
methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT), is an
enzyme that
creates S-adenosylmethionine (also...
-
Polyprenyl synthetases are a
class of
enzymes responsible for
synthesis of isoprenoids.
Isoprenoid compounds are
synthesized by
various organisms. For...
-
Glutathione synthetase (GSS) (EC 6.3.2.3) is the
second enzyme in the
glutathione (GSH)
biosynthesis pathway. It
catalyses the
condensation of gamma-glutamylcysteine...
-
Polyprenylpyrophosphate synthetase may
refer to: All-trans-octaprenyl-diphosphate synthase, an
enzyme All-trans-decaprenyl-diphosphate synthase, an enzyme...
- Acetyl-CoA
synthetase (ACS) or Acetate—CoA
ligase is an
enzyme (EC 6.2.1.1)
involved in
metabolism of acetate. It is in the
ligase class of enzymes, meaning...
-
Asparagine synthetase (or aspartate-ammonia ligase) is a
chiefly cytoplasmic enzyme that
generates asparagine from aspartate. This
amidation reaction is...
