Triphosphatase
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In enzymology, a triphosphatase (EC 3.6.1.25) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- triphosphate + H2O diphosphate + phosphate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are triphosphate and H2O, whereas its two products are diphosphate and phosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on acid anhydrides in phosphorus-containing anhydrides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is triphosphate phosphohydrolase. This enzyme is also called inorganic triphosphatase.
[edit] References
- IUBMB entry for 3.6.1.25
- BRENDA references for 3.6.1.25 (Recommended.)
- PubMed references for 3.6.1.25
- PubMed Central references for 3.6.1.25
- Google Scholar references for 3.6.1.25
- Kulaev IS, Konoshenko GI and Umnov AM (Moscow). "Localization of polyphosphatase hydolyzing polyphosphates to orthophosphate in subcellular structures of Neurospora crassa". B Biochemistry: 190–194.
- Umnov AM, Egorov SN, Mansurova SE and Kulaev IS (Moscow). "A comparative characterisation of the polyphosphatases of Neurospora crassa and some other organisms". B Biochemistry: 309–312.
[edit] External links
-
- The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is 62213-21-2.