Cat No.
NATE-1255
Description
Pyrophosphatase (or inorganic pyrophosphatase) is an enzyme (EC 3.6.1.1) that catalyzes the conversion of one molecule of pyrophosphate to two phosphate ions. This is a highly exergonic reaction, and therefore can be coupled to unfavorable biochemical transformations in order to drive these transformations to completion. The functionality of this enzyme plays a critical role in lipid metabolism (including lipid synthesis and degradation), calcium absorption and bone formation, and DNA synthesis,as well as other biochemical transformations.
Abbr
Inorganic pyrophosphatase, Native (Thermococcus thioreducens)
Species
Thermococcus thioreducens
Form
Lyophilized powder
Molecular Mass
20.9 kDa
Purification
~ 90% (SDS PAGE)
Isoelectric point
4.76
Unit Definition
One unit is the amount of enzyme that will generate 1 μmol of phosphate per minute from inorganic pyrophosphate.
Thermal stability
25°C - 80°C
Synonyms
Pyrophosphate phosphohydrolase; inorganic pyrophosphatase; EC 3.6.1.1; 9024-82-2; iphosphate phosphohydrolase