synthetase

n. [生化]合成酶

发音

US /ˈsɪnθəteɪ̯s/

词形变化

synthetases 复数 synthetases

别名

synthatase

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound.

    合酶

  2. 2.

    Such an enzyme that, more specifically, uses ATP as a source of energy.

    过时

相关短语

aminoacyl tRNA synthetase [化] 氨酰tRNA合成酶 tryptophan synthetase phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase selenophosphate synthetase

词源

From synthesis + -ase.

来源：wiktionary