Log in or Sign up
  1. synthase love

Definitions

Wiktionary

  1. n. biochemistry Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound but, unlike synthetases, does not make use of ATP as a source of energy

Examples

  • “F1 part of the ATP synthase is determined by Walker and co-workers.”

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1997

  • “Boyer proposed that ATP synthase is like a cylinder with alternating alpha and beta subunits.”

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1997

  • “ATP synthase is found in chloroplast and mitochondrial membranes and in the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria.”

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1997

  • “Bealer JF, Natuzzi ES, Buscher C, Ursell PC, Flake AW, Adzick NS, Harrison MR: Nitric oxide synthase is deficient in the aganglionic colon of patients with Hirschsprung's disease.”

    CHOP pediatric surgery publications

  • “1937 - Herman Kalckar (Denmark) establishes that ATP synthase is linked with cell respiration.”

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1997

  • “Remington, Wiegand) and recently of a very large multienzyme complex, heavy riboflavin synthase (with Ladenstein).”

    Robert Huber - Autobiography

  • “By 1997, a supercomputer with hundreds of gigaflops could simulate the 36,000 atoms in an estrogen receptor, and by 2003, a teraflops-class super could model the 327,000 atoms in the F1 portion of ATP synthase, which is cool because it is a molecular rotor powered by proton gradients inside the cell.”

    The Register

  • “Roundup works by inhibiting an enzyme called EPSP synthase, which is necessary for plants to grow.”

    Signs of the Times

  • “DuPont's Optimum GAT seeds are genetically modified to grow into soybean plants able to survive exposure to glyphosate-based weedkiller as well as another herbicide called acetolate synthase.”

    The Wall Street Journal: DuPont Delays Seed in Soybean Spat

  • “A similar enzyme in oranges, called valencene synthase, was responsible for producing its taste and smell.”

    Forbes: Allylix Sniffs Out Biotech For New Fragrances

Show 10 more examples...

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • dhuber An enzyme that catalyzes a reaction that puts one or more components together to form a new compound. Sep 25, 2008

Tweets

Looking for tweets for synthase.

‘synthase’ has been looked up 676 times, added to 3 lists, commented on 1 time, and is not a valid Scrabble word.