Taber's Medical Dictionary
synthase
(sin′thās″)
An enzyme that acts as a catalyst for joining two molecules.
SYN: SEE: synthetase
ATP synthase
An enzyme that catalyzes the addition of a phosphate group to adenosine diphosphate to produce adenosine triphosphate.
nitric oxide synthase
ABBR: NOS An enzyme that synthesizes nitric oxide from arginine; present in the central nervous system, the lining of blood vessels, the heart, joints, some autonomic neurons, and other organs.
prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase
SEE: Cyclooxygenase.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Synthase." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758293/all/nitric_oxide_synthase.
Synthase. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758293/all/nitric_oxide_synthase. Accessed October 24, 2020.
Synthase. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (23rd edition). F.A. Davis Company. Retrieved October 24, 2020, from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758293/all/nitric_oxide_synthase
Synthase [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2020 October 24]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758293/all/nitric_oxide_synthase.
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