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 P1,P3-bis(5'-adenosyl)-triphosphate adenylohydrolase. Other names in common use include dinucleosidetriphosphatase, diadenosine 5,5-P1,P3-triphosphatase, and 1-P,3-P-bis(5'-adenosyl)-triphosphate adenylohydrolase. This enzyme participates metabolic pathways involved in purine metabolism, and may have a role in the development of small cell lung cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer.
Structural studies
As of late 2007, 5 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1FHI, 2FHI, 4FIT, 5FIT, and 6FIT.
References
Jakubowski H, Guranowski A (1983). "Enzymes hydrolyzing ApppA and/or AppppA in higher plants Purification and some properties of diadenosine triphosphatase, diadenosine tetraphosphatase, and phosphodiesterase from yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus) seeds". J. Biol. Chem. 258 (16): 9982–9. PMID6309793.