synthase

Term: synthase

Literally meaning: “composition of two separated things”

Origin: Anc Greek

synthesis(=composition)

>συντίθημι /syntithimi (=combine)

> συν/syn(=together" + τίθεμαι/tithenai(=put, place, arrange)

-άση/-asy(=-ase) enzyme suffix added usually to the name of the substrate that the enzyme  hydrolyzes eg proteinase for protein or lipase for lipids

Coined/History

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Definition

Synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules (synthesis) and does not require any energy like ligase (or synthetase).