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Pyrophosphatase
Pyrophosphatases
, also known as
diphosphatases
, are
acid anhydride hydrolases
that
act
upon
diphosphate
bonds
.
Examples
include:
Inorganic pyrophosphatase
, which
acts
upon the
free
pyrophosphate ion
Tobacco acid pyrophosphatase
, which catalyses the
hydrolysis
of a
phosphoric ester
Various
organic
pyrophosphatases, which act upon
organic molecules
with the
pyrophosphate
group :
*
Thiamine pyrophosphatase