diphosphohydrolase
English
editEtymology
editFrom di- + phosphohydrolase.
Noun
editdiphosphohydrolase (plural diphosphohydrolases)
- (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, :
- 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 ].