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Definition of Ligases

1. ligase [n] - See also: ligase

Medical Definition of Ligases

1. A class of enzymes that catalyze the formation of a bond between two substrate molecules, coupled with the hydrolysis of a pyrophosphate bond in ATP or a similar energy donor. Registry number: EC 6. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ligases

Literary usage of Ligases

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Elements of Mechanical Engineering by International Correspondence Schools (1897)
"... 'I ligases finally pass through the opening A in (In- MU >.ii, wall, into the chimney flue. The feed-water is introduced through tli-- l-'-l |-i|» / The ..."

2. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"Bacteria made restriction enzymes, which cut DNA at specific sequences and served as a defense against invading viruses, and ligases, which join DNA ..."

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