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Pyrophosphatases, also known as diphosphatases, are acid anhydride hydrolases that act upon diphosphate bonds.[1]
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):
See also
References
- ^ Kukko-Kalske E, Heinonen J (1985). "Inorganic pyrophosphate and inorganic pyrophosphatase in Escherichia coli". The International Journal of Biochemistry. 17 (5): 575–80. doi:10.1016/0020-711x(85)90288-5. PMID 2993053.
External links
- Pyrophosphatases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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