Ligase

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Ligases are a type of enzymes which form covelant bonds 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]

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

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