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synthase

synthase

1 7.2
A protein that helps living things make certain chemicals
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪnθeɪs/
  • Specialized
: sintasa
  • NO is a potent vasodilator synthesized from L-arginine by two distinct NO synthases in vessel walls.
  • nitric oxide synthase
  • methionine synthase
  • synthase inhibitor

So we can think about fatty acid synthase as a paradigm here.

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Examples

  • The fatty acid synthase plays a crucial role in the production of lipids in living organisms.

  • High ADMA concentrations block nitric oxide synthase activity in vitro and inhibit endothelium-dependent vasodilation in animals and in human beings.

    Academic text (2001)

  • So we can think about fatty acid synthase as a paradigm here.

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  • So in fatty acid synthase we have two monomer units.

  • When asparagine is not present in the medium, the asparagine synthase gene expression is increased.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Asparagine is synthesized from aspartate with the reaction catalyzed by asparagine synthase.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Regulation of endothelial nitric-oxide-synthase activity by ADMA is likely to modulate the progression of atherosclerosis.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric-oxide synthase.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Methionine bypasses the metabolic block (B, fig. 1); stimulation of residual methionine synthase activity with hydroxocobalamin continues.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Asparagine synthase is an important enzyme that facilitates the conversion of aspartate into asparagine.

Synonyms

enzyme
vssynthase
  • Specialized
108 4.2

A protein made by living cells that makes certain chemical changes in the body happen faster

is a specialized protein that helps form particular chemical compounds inside organisms

Surface Forms

synthase singular
synthases plural

Morphology

synthase = synthesize (semi-transparent) = synth + ase

The relation to 'synthesize' is clear, but '-ase' is a technical enzyme-naming suffix that may be unknown to general learners.

Etymology

Synthase comes from the root synth seen in synthesis and synthesize, meaning 'put together', and the ending -ase is the common part used for enzyme names. So, a synthase is an enzyme that 'puts things together' to make molecules.