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Synthase vs Synthetase - What's the difference?

synthase | synthetase |

In enzyme terms the difference between synthase and synthetase

is that synthase is any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound but, unlike synthetases, does not make use of ATP as a source of energy while synthetase is any ligase that synthesizes biological compounds using ATP as a source of energy.

synthase

English

Noun

(wikipedia synthase) (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound but, unlike synthetases, does not make use of ATP as a source of energy

    • synthetase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any ligase that synthesizes biological compounds using ATP as a source of energy

    • See also

    *carboxylase *synthase