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diphosphohydrolases

diphosphohydrolases is the plural of diphosphohydrolase.

Meaning of diphosphohydrolase

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

Questions about diphosphohydrolases

What is diphosphohydrolases the plural of?
Diphosphohydrolases is the plural of diphosphohydrolase.

Words near diphosphohydrolases in the dictionary

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

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