IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 3.6.1.15

Accepted name: nucleoside-triphosphatase

Reaction: NTP + H2O = NDP + phosphate

Glossary: thiamine diphosphate

Other name(s): nucleoside triphosphate phosphohydrolase; nucleoside-5-triphosphate phosphohydrolase; nucleoside 5-triphosphatase

Systematic name: unspecific diphosphate phosphohydrolase

Comments: Also hydrolyses other nucleoside triphosphates, diphosphates, thiamine diphosphate and FAD.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, PDB, CAS registry number: 9075-51-8

References:

1. Brightwell, R. and Tappel, A.L. Lysosomal acid pyrophosphatase and acid phosphatase. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 124 (1968) 333-343. [PMID: 5661608]

2. Lewis, M. and Weissman, S. Properties of a soluble nucleoside triphosphatase activity in mammalian liver. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 109 (1965) 490-498.

3. Matsushita, S. and Raacke, I.D. Purification of nucleoside triphosphatases from pea seedling ribosomes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 166 (1968) 707-710. [PMID: 4301913]

[EC 3.6.1.15 created 1972]


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