Definitions
Wiktionary
- 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.”
“Boyer proposed that ATP synthase is like a cylinder with alternating alpha and beta subunits.”
“ATP synthase is found in chloroplast and mitochondrial membranes and in the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria.”
“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.”
“1937 - Herman Kalckar (Denmark) establishes that ATP synthase is linked with cell respiration.”
“Remington, Wiegand) and recently of a very large multienzyme complex, heavy riboflavin synthase (with Ladenstein).”
“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.”
“Roundup works by inhibiting an enzyme called EPSP synthase, which is necessary for plants to grow.”
“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.”
“A similar enzyme in oranges, called valencene synthase, was responsible for producing its taste and smell.”
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dhuber An enzyme that catalyzes a reaction that puts one or more components together to form a new compound. Sep 25, 2008