diphosphohydrolase

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Etymology[edit]

di- +‎ phosphohydrolase

Noun[edit]

diphosphohydrolase (plural diphosphohydrolases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any phosphohydrolase that catalyses the removal of two phosphate groups (typically from a triphosphate)
    • 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[1], volume 10, →DOI:
      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 ].