synthase
Biological synthesis catalyst
Synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound, typically without requiring ATP or another high-energy molecule as a direct energy source.
The term distinguishes these enzymes from synthetases, which do require ATP: ATP synthase, citrate synthase.
The distinction is technical and not always strictly observed in biochemical literature.
Protein that hastens reactions
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
- catalyticPromoting change unchanged
reaction · specificity · turnover · inhibition · activation · kinetics · mechanism · intermediates
DNA to functional product
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
mutation · regulation · operon · promoter · codon · mRNA · nucleotide · genomics
Cell's energy molecule
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
energy production · catabolism · oxidation · reduction · homeostasis
Folded amino chain
- subunitPart of larger entity
- domainArea of control
- oligomerShort chain of monomers
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
membrane-bound · soluble · dimer · hexamer · crystallography
Metabolic construction of molecules
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- precursorSomething that comes first
- productManufactured item for sale
- metaboliteSubstance from cellular processes
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
catalytic · reaction · specificity · turnover · inhibition · activation · kinetics · mechanism · intermediates · biocatalyst
gene expression
DNA to functional product
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
replication · mutation · regulation · operon · promoter · codon · mRNA · nucleotide · genomics · recombinant
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
glucose · energy production · catabolism · oxidation · reduction · homeostasis
protein
Folded amino chain
complex · membrane-bound · soluble · dimer · hexamer · crystallography
anabolism
Metabolic construction of molecules
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- precursorSomething that comes first
- productManufactured item for sale
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