Pyrophosphatase
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Pyrophosphatases, also known as diphosphatases, are acid anhydride hydrolases that act upon diphosphate bonds.
Examples include:
- Inorganic pyrophosphatase, which acts upon the free pyrophosphate ion
- Tobacco acid pyrophosphatase, which catalyses the hydrolysis of a phosphoric ester
- Various organic pyrophosphatases, which act upon organic molecules with the pyrophosphate group (but excluding triphosphatases that act on the final bond): Thiamine pyrophosphatase
See also
- List of EC numbers (EC 3) § 3.6.1: In phosphorus-containing anhydrides
External links
- at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)