pyrophosphatase
/ˌpʌɪrəʊˈfɒsfəteɪz/Biochemistry
noun
Any enzyme which hydrolyses a pyrophosphate molecule to two phosphate molecules; specifically (more fully inorganic pyrophosphatase) an enzyme which hydrolyses inorganic (free) pyrophosphate, forming orthophosphate.
Origin
1920s. From pyrophosphate + -ase.
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