undecaprenyl diphosphate + H₂O $rightleftharpoons$ undecaprenyl phosphate + phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are undecaprenyl diphosphate and H₂O, whereas its two products are undecaprenyl phosphate and phosphate.

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 undecaprenyl-diphosphate phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include C55-isoprenyl diphosphatase, C55-isoprenyl pyrophosphatase, and isoprenyl pyrophosphatase. This enzyme participates in peptidoglycan biosynthesis.

References

• Goldman R, Strominger JL "Purification and properties of C 55 -isoprenylpyrophosphate phosphatase from Micrococcus lysodeikticus". J. Biol. Chem. 247 5116–22.

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .

Gene Ontology (GO) codes