Bis(5'-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphatase (asymmetrical)

In enzymology, a bis(5'-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphatase (asymmetrical) (EC number|3.6.1.17) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:P₁,P₄-bis(5'-guanosyl) tetraphosphate + H₂O $ightleftharpoons$ GTP + GMP

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are P1,P4-bis(5'-guanosyl) tetraphosphate and H₂O, whereas its two products are GTP and GMP.

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 P1,P4-bis(5'-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphate nucleotidohydrolase. Other names in common use include bis(5'-guanosyl)-tetraphosphatase, bis(5'-adenosyl)-tetraphosphatase, diguanosinetetraphosphatase (asymmetrical), dinucleosidetetraphosphatase (asymmetrical), diadenosine P1,P4-tetraphosphatase, dinucleoside tetraphosphatase, and 1-P,4-P-bis(5'-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphate nucleotidohydrolase. This enzyme participates in purine metabolism and pyrimidine metabolism.

tructural studies

As of late 2007, 7 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|1F3Y, PDB link|1JKN, PDB link|1KT9, PDB link|1KTG, PDB link|1XSA, PDB link|1XSB, and PDB link|1XSC.

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|37289-29-5."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes