noun
ligase; synthase; synthetase
Biochemistry term for an enzyme that catalyzes the joining of two molecules, often with concomitant hydrolysis of a high-energy phosphate bond (ligase) or without such hydrolysis (synthase).
DNAリガーゼは、DNA断片をつなぐ合成酵素の一種である。
DNA ligase is a type of ligase that joins DNA fragments.
Compound of 合成 (gōsei, 'synthesis') and 酵素 (kōso, 'enzyme').