Term Name:	negative regulation of ligase activity
Synonyms:	down regulation of ligase activity, down-regulation of ligase activity, downregulation of ligase activity, inhibition of ligase activity, ligase inhibitor
Definition:	Any process that stops or reduces the rate of ligase activity, the catalysis of the ligation of two substances with concomitant breaking of a diphosphate linkage, usually in a nucleoside triphosphate.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0051352]    QuickGO    AmiGO