synthase

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synthase (plural synthases)

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

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