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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
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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). 

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