Triphosphatase

triphosphatase
Identifiers
EC number 3.6.1.25
CAS number 62213-21-2
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a triphosphatase (EC 3.6.1.25) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

triphosphate + H2O \rightleftharpoons 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.

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