| adenosine-tetraphosphatase | |
| Ec Number: | 3.6.1.14 |
| Cas Number: | 37289-26-2 |
| Go Code: | 0047624 |
In enzymology, an adenosine-tetraphosphatase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
adenosine 5'-tetraphosphate + H2O
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are adenosine 5'-tetraphosphate and H2O, whereas its two products are ATP 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 adenosine-tetraphosphate phosphohydrolase. This enzyme participates in purine metabolism.
As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code .