Definition of Triphosphatase

1. Noun. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of triphosphate into a phosphate and a diphosphate through the addition of a water molecule ¹

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Medical Definition of Triphosphatase

1. A group of enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP coupled with another function such as transporting calcium across a membrane. These enzymes may be dependent on calcium, magnesium, anions, h+, or DNA. Chemical name: ATP phosphohydrolase Registry number: EC 3.6.1.3 (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Triphosphatase

triphenylmethane
triphenylmethane dyes
triphenylmethanes
triphenylmethanol
triphenylmethylium
triphenylphosphane
triphenylphosphate
triphenylphosphine
triphenylphosphines
triphenylstibine
triphibian
triphibious
triphone
triphones
triphosgene
triphosphatase (current term)
triphosphatases
triphosphate
triphosphates
triphosphirane
triphosphoinositide
triphosphoinositides
triphosphopyridine
triphosphopyridine nucleotide
triphosphopyridine nucleotides
triphosphoric acid
triphosphoric acids
triphosphorylated
triphoton
triphotons

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