diphosphohydrolase

noun

Any phosphohydrolase that catalyses the removal of two phosphate groups (typically from a triphosphate)

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Meanings

noundiphosphohydrolase (plural diphosphohydrolases)

plural diphosphohydrolases

  1. biochemistryAny phosphohydrolase that catalyses the removal of two phosphate groups (typically from a triphosphate)

    A recent study reported that the endoplasmic reticulum enzyme ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 5 stimulates ATP consumption and favors aerobic glycolysis, thereby promoting cancer cell survival [ 30 ].

    2015 August 18, Somin Lee et al., “High Inorganic Phosphate Intake Promotes Tumorigenesis at Early Stages in a Mouse Model of Lung Cancer”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Origin

From di- + phosphohydrolase.

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