ATPase

ATPase

 

adenosine triphosphatase.

Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase an enzyme that spans the plasma membrane and hydrolyzes adenosine triphosphate to provide the energy necessary to drive the cellular sodium pump.

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ATPase

Abbreviation for adenosine triphosphatase.

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ATPase

(ā′tē-pē′ās, -āz)

n.

An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of ATP from ADP, inorganic phosphate, and energy, found in mitochondria and chloroplasts; adenosine triphosphatase. Also called ATP synthase.

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ATPase

(1) Adenosinetriphosphatase, EC 3.6.1.3.
(2) ATP diphosphatase, EC 3.6.1.8.

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ATPase

Adenosine triphosphatase, ATP synthase An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of phosphate + ADP ↤ ATP during oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria See Na+/K+ ATPase.

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ATPase

Abbreviation for adenosine triphosphatase.

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ATPase

An enzyme that hydrolyses ATP to ADP and inorganic phosphate. See ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE.

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