IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 3.6.1.6

Accepted name: nucleoside-diphosphatase

Reaction: A nucleoside diphosphate + H2O = a nucleotide + phosphate

Other name(s): thiaminpyrophosphatase; UDPase; inosine diphosphatase; adenosine diphosphatase; IDPase; ADPase; adenosinepyrophosphatase; guanosine diphosphatase; guanosine 5'-diphosphatase; inosine 5'-diphosphatase; uridine diphosphatase; uridine 5'-diphosphatase; nucleoside diphosphate phosphatase; type B nucleoside diphosphatase; GDPase; CDPase; nucleoside 5'-diphosphatase; type L nucleoside diphosphatase; NDPase; nucleoside diphosphate phosphohydrolase

Systematic name: nucleoside-diphosphate phosphohydrolase

Comments: Acts on IDP, GDP, UDP and also on D-ribose 5-diphosphate

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 9027-69-4

References:

1. Gibson, D.M., Ayengar, P. and Sanadi, D.R. A phosphatase specific for nucleoside diphosphates. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 16 (1955) 536-538.

2. Horecker, B.L., Hurwitz, J. and Heppel, L.A. The synthesis of ribose 5-pyrophosphate and ribose 5-triphosphate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79 (1957) 701-702.

[EC 3.6.1.6 created 1961]


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