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Triphosphatase

In enzymology, a triphosphatase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

triphosphate + H<sub>2</sub>O diphosphate + phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are triphosphate and H<sub>2</sub>O, whereas its two products are diphosphate and phosphate.

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 triphosphate phosphohydrolase. This enzyme is also called inorganic triphosphatase.

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