apyrase


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ap·y·rase

 (ăp′ə-rās′, -rāz′)
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP or ADP, producing AMP and inorganic phosphate and releasing energy.

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apyrase

(ˈæpəˌreɪz)
n
any of various enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate, yielding a phosphate and energy
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APT Therapeutics has applied proprietary protein engineering strategies to produce APT102, an innovative human apyrase therapy intended for the treatment of thrombotic diseases.
In this experimental setting, we added apyrase (0.5 U/ml), an enzyme that efficiently cleaves endogenous ATP that might be released by LPS-primed and nigericin-treated U937 cells.
This pyrene-based sensor was used in HeLa cells to monitor the decrease in ATP levels upon addition of the ATP synthase inhibitor, oligomycin, and upon hydrolysis of ATP to ADP by apyrase (Pak et al., 2015).
Schistosome apyrase SmATPDasel, but not SmATPDase2, hydrolyses exogenous ATP and ADR Purinergic Signal.
This increase was prevented by the NFAT blocker A-285222 (1 [micro]mol) and also by the ectonucleotidase apyrase (3.6 U/mL), implicating extracellular nucleotides in the activation of NFATc3 (Supplementary Figures 2(a)-2(b)).
apyrase, serpin 1 and 2, D7 protein, adenosine deaminase (ADA), a serine protease, amylase, actin, purine nucleosidase, lectin (Ribeiro et al.
The platelet pellets were suspended in 5 mL of Tyrode's solution, pH 7.3 [containing (mM) NaCl 11.9, KCl 2.7, Mg[Cl.sub.2] 2.1, Na[H.sub.2]P[O.sub.4] 0.4, NaHC[O.sub.3] 11.9, and glucose 11.1]; then apyrase (1.0U/mL), [PGE.sub.1] (0.5 [micro]M), and heparin (6.4 IU/mL) were added, and the mixture was incubated for 10 min at 37[degrees]C.