triphosphatase

noun

triphosphatase

noun

Etymology From triphosphate + -ase.

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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of triphosphate into a phosphate and a diphosphate through the addition of a water molecule

Hypernyms
hydrolase, enzyme, protein

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