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diphosphohydrolase

diphosphohydrolase noun: any phosphohydrolase that catalyses the removal of two phosphate groups (typically from a triphosphate).

Noun

diphosphohydrolase (plural diphosphohydrolases)

  1. Any 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

Forms of diphosphohydrolase

pluraldiphosphohydrolases

Origin of diphosphohydrolase

From di- + phosphohydrolase.

Questions about diphosphohydrolase

What does diphosphohydrolase mean?
Diphosphohydrolase means any phosphohydrolase that catalyses the removal of two phosphate groups (typically from a triphosphate).
What part of speech is diphosphohydrolase?
Diphosphohydrolase is a noun.
What is the plural of diphosphohydrolase?
The plural of diphosphohydrolase is diphosphohydrolases.

Words near diphosphohydrolase in the dictionary

  1. diphosphites
  2. diphosphocane
  3. diphosphoglucose
  4. diphosphoglycerate
  5. diphosphoglycerates
  6. diphosphohydrolase
  7. diphosphohydrolases
  8. diphosphoinositide
  9. diphosphoinositides
  10. diphosphokinase
  11. diphosphokinases

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