Reaction: diphosphate + H2O = 2 phosphate
Systematic name: diphosphate phosphohydrolase
Comments: Specificity varies with the source and with the activating metal ion. The enzyme from some sources may be identical with EC 3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase) or EC 3.1.3.9 (glucose-6-phosphatase). cf. EC 7.1.3.1, H+-exporting diphosphatase.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-82-2
References:
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