Dolichyl-phosphatase

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dolichyl-phosphatase
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EC no.3.1.3.51
CAS no.72994-50-4
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The enzyme dolichyl-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.51) catalyzes the reaction

dolichyl phosphate + H2O dolichol + phosphate

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, to be specific, those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name is dolichyl-phosphate phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include dolichol phosphate phosphatase, dolichol phosphatase, dolichol monophosphatase, dolichyl monophosphate phosphatase, dolichyl phosphate phosphatase, polyisoprenyl phosphate phosphatase, polyprenylphosphate phosphatase, and Dol-P phosphatase. This enzyme participates in N-linked-glycan biosynthesis.

References

  • Adrian GS, Keenan RW (1979). "A dolichyl phosphate-cleaving acid phosphatase from Tetrahymena pyriformis". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 575 (3): 431–8. doi:10.1016/0005-2760(79)90112-7. PMID 229909.
  • Rip JW, Rupar CA, Chaudhary N, Carroll KK (1981). "Localization of a dolichyl phosphate phosphatase in plasma membranes of rat liver". J. Biol. Chem. 256 (4): 1929–34. PMID 6257694.
  • Wedgwood JF, Strominger JL (1980). "Enzymatic activities in cultured human lymphocytes that dephosphorylate dolichyl pyrophosphate and dolichyl phosphate". J. Biol. Chem. 255 (3): 1120–3. PMID 6243292.