Nucleoside-triphosphatase

nucleoside-triphosphatase
Identifiers
EC no.3.6.1.15
CAS no.9075-51-8
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
Search
PMCarticles
PubMedarticles
NCBIproteins

In enzymology, a nucleoside-triphosphatase (NTPase) (EC 3.6.1.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

NTP + H2O NDP + phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are NTP and H2O, whereas its two products are NDP and phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on acid anhydrides in phosphorus-containing anhydrides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is unspecific diphosphate phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include nucleoside triphosphate phosphohydrolase, nucleoside-5-triphosphate phosphohydrolase, and nucleoside 5-triphosphatase. This enzyme participates in purine metabolism and thiamine metabolism.