diphosphatase

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Etymology

From diphosphate +‎ -ase.

Noun

diphosphatase (plural diphosphatases)

  1. (biochemistry, especially in combination) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound

Derived terms

  • adenosine diphosphatase
  • fructose diphosphatase
  • inosine diphosphatase

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