Enzyme
In enzymology, a bis(5'-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphatase (symmetrical) (EC 3.6.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
P1,P4-bis(5'-adenosyl) tetraphosphate + H2O formula_1 2 ADP
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are P1,P4-bis(5'-adenosyl) tetraphosphate and H2O, whereas its product is ADP.
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 nucleosidebisphosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include diadenosinetetraphosphatase (symmetrical), dinucleosidetetraphosphatasee (symmetrical), symmetrical diadenosine tetraphosphate hydrolase, adenosine tetraphosphate phosphodiesterase, Ap4A hydrolase, bis(5'-adenosyl) tetraphosphatase, diadenosine tetraphosphate hydrolase, diadenosine polyphosphate hydrolase, diadenosine 5',5-P1,P4-tetraphosphatase, diadenosinetetraphosphatase (symmetrical), 1-P,4-P-bis(5'-nucleosyl)-tetraphosphate, and nucleosidebisphosphohydrolase. This enzyme participates in purine metabolism.
Structural studies.
As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2DFJ and 2QJC.
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