Endopolyphosphatase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, an endopolyphosphatase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

polyphosphate + n H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ (n⁺1) oligophosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are polyphosphate and H₂O, whereas its product is oligophosphate.

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 polyphosphate polyphosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include polyphosphate depolymerase, metaphosphatase, polyphosphatase, and polymetaphosphatase.

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