Polydeoxyribonucleotide Synthetases Definition

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Polydeoxyribonucleotide Synthetases:

Poly(deoxyribonucleotide):poly(deoxyribonucleotide)ligases. Enzymes that catalyze the joining of preformed deoxyribonucleotides in phosphodiester linkage during genetic processes during repair of a single-stranded break in duplex DNA. The class includes both EC 6.5.1.1 (ATP) and EC 6.5.1.2 (NAD).

Synonym: t4 dna ligase, polydeoxyribonucleotide ligases, dna repair enzymes, dna ligases, dna joinases.