pyrophosphatase
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pyrophosphatase
(′pī·rō′fä·sfə′tās)
(biochemistry) An enzyme catalyzing hydrolysis of esters containing two or more molecules of phosphoric acid to form a simpler phosphate ester.
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py·ro·phos·pha·tase
(pī'rə-fŏs'fə-tās', -tāz')
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Any of various enzymes that selectively cleave a pyrophosphate situated between two phosphoric groups, leaving one phosphoric group on each of the two fragments.
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pyrophosphatase
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Any enzyme that cleaves an inorganic pyrophosphate from adenosyl triphosphate, leaving adenosine monophosphate.
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