Triphosphohydrolase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Triphosphohydrolase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any hydrolase that catalyses the hydrolysis of triphosphates.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that catalyses the hydrolysis of triphosphates.
Example Sentences
A key player of this restriction is the sterile alpha motif-hydroxylase domain 1 protein (SAMHD1, [6 ,7 ,14 ], a dGTP-dependent deoxynucleotide triphosphohydrolase that maintains dNTPs at concentrations that are limiting for efficient reverse transcription [5 ,16 ,17 ,18 ,19 ,20 ]).
Word Forms
- triphosphohydrolases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diphosphohydrolase, triphosphatase, phosphohydrolase, pyrophosphohydrolase, polyphosphatase, diphosphatase.
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