Endopolyphosphatase

endopolyphosphatase
Identifiers
EC number 3.6.1.10
CAS number 9024-86-6
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, an endopolyphosphatase (EC 3.6.1.10) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

polyphosphate + n H2O (n+1) oligophosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are polyphosphate and H2O, whereas its product is oligophosphate.

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 polyphosphate polyphosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include polyphosphate depolymerase, metaphosphatase, polyphosphatase, and polymetaphosphatase.

References

    • Malmgren H, Åkerström Å, Finsnes E, Sörensen JS, Nils A (1952). "Enzymatic behavior of polymetaphosphate. V. Purification and specificity of the enzyme". Acta Chem. Scand. 6: 16&ndash, 26. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.06-0016.
    • Mattenheimer H (1956). "Die Substratspezifitat "anorganischer" Poly- und Metaphosphatasen I. Optimale Wirkungsbedingungen fur den enzymatischen Abbau von Poly- und Metaphosphaten". Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 303: 107&ndash, 114. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1956.303.1-2.107.
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