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ligase activity

Known as: synthetase activity 
Catalysis of the joining of two substances, or two groups within a single molecule, with the concomitant hydrolysis of the diphosphate bond in ATP or… 
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Diet- and colonization-dependent intestinal dysfunction predisposes to necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm pigs.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Preterm birth and formula feeding are key risk factors associated with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
The BRCA1/BARD1 heterodimer, a tumor suppressor complex with ubiquitin E3 ligase activity.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Elucidation of the deficiency in two yeast coenzyme Q mutants. Characterization of the structural gene encoding hexaprenyl pyrophosphate synthetase.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Purification and characterization of rat brain prostaglandin D synthetase.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
AppppA and related adenylylated nucleotides are synthesized as a consequence of oxidation stress
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Coronary tone modulation: formation and actions of prostaglandins, endoperoxides, and thromboxanes.
Exogenous prostaglandin (PGE2) contracts bovine and human coronary arteries but its precursor, arachidonic acid, relaxes them… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Altered platelet function in diabetes mellitus.
An increased sensitivity of platelets to aggregation from ADP and epinephrine is described in diabetics with or without vascular… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Production and utilization of acetate in mammals.
1. In an attempt to define the importance of acetate as a metabolic precursor, the activities of acetyl-CoA synthetase (EC 6.2.1… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Muscle Carnitine Palmityltransferase Deficiency and Myoglobinuria
Muscle carnitine palmityltransferase activity, measured by three different methods, was very low (0 to 20 percent of controls) in… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The relative significance of acetate and glucose as precursors for lipid synthesis in liver and adipose tissue from ruminants.
1. The incorporation of labelled glucose into lipid by liver slices from sheep and cows is considerably less than that by liver… 
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