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[Functions of plant apyrases]

Magdalena Wujak1, Michał Komoszyński

  • 1Instytut Biologii Ogólnej i Molekularnej, Zakład Biochemii Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, ul. Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń.

Postepy Biochemii
|July 9, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Plant nucleoside tri-/diphosphatases (NTPDases), or apyrases, are crucial enzymes involved in nucleotide metabolism. These enzymes regulate cellular energy and are vital for plant growth, development, and symbiotic interactions.

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