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Ligases are a type of [[Enzyme|enzymes]] which form between [[Carbon|carbon]] and either: [[carbon|carbon]], [[Sulphur|sulphur]], [[Oxygen|oxygen]], or [[Nitrogen|nitrogen]]; using the [[Hydrolysis|hydrolysis]] of [[ATP|ATP]] and its high energy bond to drive formation of the new [[Covalent bond|covelant bond]]&nbsp;<ref>Marks D B., Marks A D., Smith C M., (1996) Basic Medical Biochemistry: A clinical Approach, 1st edition, Philadelphia; Baltimore: Lippincott Williams &amp;amp;amp;amp; Wilkins</ref>.  
Ligases are a type of [[Enzyme|enzymes]] which form between [[Carbon|carbon]] and either: [[Carbon|carbon]], [[Sulphur|sulphur]], [[Oxygen|oxygen]], or [[Nitrogen|nitrogen]]; using the [[Hydrolysis|hydrolysis]] of [[ATP|ATP]] and its high energy bond to drive formation of the new [[Covalent bond|covelant bond]]&nbsp;<ref>Marks D B., Marks A D., Smith C M., (1996) Basic Medical Biochemistry: A clinical Approach, 1st edition, Philadelphia; Baltimore: Lippincott Williams &amp; Wilkins</ref>.  


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Ligases are a type of enzymes which form between carbon and either: carbon, sulphur, oxygen, or nitrogen; using the hydrolysis of ATP and its high energy bond to drive formation of the new covelant bond [1].

References

  1. Marks D B., Marks A D., Smith C M., (1996) Basic Medical Biochemistry: A clinical Approach, 1st edition, Philadelphia; Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins