- ligase
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lig- (from Latin ligare) + -ase Date: 1961 synthetase
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ligase — [ ligaz ] n. f. • 1981; mot angl.; cf. ligand ♦ Biochim. Enzyme permettant l union de deux molécules avec rupture d une liaison à haut potentiel énergétique. A. D. N. ligase : enzyme catalysant l union de deux fragments d A. D. N. ● ligase nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ligase — n. (Biochem.) An enzyme which catalyzes creation of a covalent bond between two substrates, resulting in a larger product which is a combination of the two starting materials; especially, {DNA ligase}, an enzyme which creates a phosphate bond… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ligase — [lī′gās΄, lī′gāz΄] n. any of a class of enzymes that act as catalysts in chemical reactions in which molecules are linked together, as in the synthesis and repair of DNA or in the formation of recombinant DNA … English World dictionary
Ligase — In biochemistry, a ligase (from the Latin verb ligāre mdash; to bind or to glue together ) is an enzyme that can catalyse the joining of the sugar phosphate backbones of Okazaki fragments of DNA. Generally ligase catalyses the following reaction … Wikipedia
Ligase — En biochimie, une ligase est une enzyme qui catalyse la jonction de deux molécules (en anglais ligation) par de nouvelles liaisons covalentes avec hydrolyse concomitante de l ATP ou d autres molécules similaires. Nomenclature le nom courant des… … Wikipédia en Français
Ligase — Ligasen (v. lat. ligare verbinden , verketten ) sind Enzyme, die das Verknüpfen zweier Moleküle durch eine chemische Bindung katalysieren. Dazu benötigen sie Energie, die aus der Spaltung energiereicher Nukleosidtriphosphate (NTP) stammt. Dabei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ligase — /luy gays, gayz/, n. Biochem. any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP. [1961; < L lig(are) to tie, bind + ASE] * * * ▪ biochemistry also called… … Universalium
ligase — ligazė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Fermentas, katalizuojantis kondensacijos (sintezės) reakcijas dalyvaujant didžiaenergiams junginiams. atitikmenys: angl. ligase; synthetase rus. лигаза; синтетаза ryšiai: sinonimas – sintetazė … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
ligase — ligazė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Fermentas, katalizuojantis sintezės reakcijas, dalyvaujant didžiaenergiams junginiams. atitikmenys: angl. ligase; synthetase rus. лигаза; синтетаза … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
ligase — See: DNA ligase … Glossary of Biotechnology
Ligase ribozyme — Ligase RibozymesRNA Ligase ribozymes are the first of several types of synthetic ribozymes produced by in vitro evolution and selection techniques. They are an important class of ribozymes because they catalyze the assembly of RNA fragments into… … Wikipedia
