The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_4_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Exopolyphosphatase. Domain 2
".

Functional Families

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FunFam 8: Apyrase 1

There are 2 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Apyrase. [EC: 3.6.1.5]
A nucleoside 5'-triphosphate + 2 H(2)O = a nucleoside 5'-phosphate + 2 phosphate.
  • Apyrases are active against both di- and triphosphate nucleotides (NDPs and NTPs) and hydrolyze NTPs to nucleotide monophosphates (NMPs) in two distinct successive phosphate-releasing steps, with NDPs as intermediates.
  • They differ from ATPases, which specifically hydrolyze ATP, by hydrolyzing both ATP and ADP.
  • Most of the ecto-ATPases that occur on the cell surface and hydrolyze extracellular nucleotides belong to this enzyme family.
1 Q9SQG2
Nucleoside diphosphate phosphatase. [EC: 3.6.1.6]
A nucleoside diphosphate + H(2)O = a nucleoside phosphate + phosphate.
  • The enzyme, which appears to be limited to metazoa, acts on multiple nucleoside diphosphates as well as on D-ribose 5-diphosphate.
  • Specificity depends on species and isoform.
1 Q9XU84
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