-ase

The suffix -ase is used in biochemistry to form names of enzymes. The most common way to name enzymes is to add this suffix onto the end of the substrate, e.g. an enzyme that breaks down peroxides may be called peroxidase; the enzyme that produces telomeres is called telomerase. Sometimes enzymes are named for the function they perform, rather than substrate, e.g. the enzyme that polymerizes (assembles) DNA into strands is called polymerase; see also reverse transcriptase.

The commonly used -ase suffix for naming enzymes was derived from the name diastase.

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Ase

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Ase (Nigeria)

Ase (pronounced Assay) is a town on the shores of the Ase Creek, off River Niger in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The Ase Creek derives its name from Ase town. Ase Town is an idyllic countryside with a spectacular and breathtaking natural beach, evergreen rainforest vegetation with overhangs the Ase Creek. Ase is a serene natural tourist resort waiting to be exploited. Ase shares common boundaries with Ibedeni, Aviara, Uzere, Patani (all in Delta State) and Trofani (in Bayelsa State). In the colonial era, Ase served as the commercial and administrative Headquarters for the colonial administrators. Relics of colonial presence still dot the landscape. John Holt and UAC are some of the companies that had trade offices in Ase. The town is made up of descendants from Ndokwa speakers who have intermarried with the Isokos and Ijaws over the years. The Ase dialect of the Ndokwa language (a dialect of the Igbo language) is spoken by the Ase people. The Ase people are of the same ancestral origin with Asazaga, Asemonite, and Aseomuku.