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Ligase

Known as: EC 6, Ligases, Synthetases 
Major class of enzymes that catalyze the linking together of two molecules (EC class 6) for example DNA ligases that link two fragments of DNA by… 
National Institutes of Health

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2,3-dihydroxybenzoate-AMP ligase, E coli4-methyleneglutamine synthetase5-Formyltetrahydrofolate cyclo-ligase6-methylsalicylic acid synthetase
Coenzyme ADNA LigasesEnzyme GeneGlutamate-Cysteine Ligase

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Deoxyribozyme-based ligase logic gates and their initial circuits.
A complete set (YES, NOT, AND, and ANDNOT) of molecular scale logic gates based on ligase deoxyribozymes was constructed. The… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Effect of the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor indomethacin on 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced mammary tumorigenesis in rats fed different levels of fat.
The effect of the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor indomethacin on the dietary fat enhancement of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Discovery of an arachidonoyl coenzyme A synthetase in human platelets.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Enzymatic determination of serum-free fatty acids: a colorimetric method.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Peroxidase-dependent deactivation of prostacyclin synthetase.
A study of the enzymes of the arachidonic acid cascade revealed a high sensitivity of prostacyclin synthetase and a complete… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
3′-Terminal labelling of RNA with T4 RNA ligase
T4 RNA LIGASE catalyses the formation of an internucleotide phosphodiester bond between an oligonucleotide donor molecule with a… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
New rapid gel sequencing method for RNA
METHODS for sequencing nucleic acids have improved significantly in the last few years due to the development of rapid ‘read-off… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Application of imidazole as a selective inhibitor thromboxane synthetase in human platelets.
Human platelet suspensions release a rabbit-aorta-contracting substance (previously identified as thromboxane A2) during… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Use of dimethyl suberimidate, a cross-linking reagent, in studying the subunit structure of oligomeric proteins.
Amidination of aldolase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, tryptophan synthetase B protein, L-arabinose isomerase, and… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
ISOLATION OF beta-GLUCAN SYNTHETASE PARTICLES FROM PLANT CELLS AND IDENTIFICATION WITH GOLGI MEMBRANES.
A variety of particle-bound synthetases that use sugar nucleotides as glycosyl donors for the formation of polysaccharides… 
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