helicase activity
id: GO:0004386
name: helicase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the reaction: NTP + H2O = NDP + phosphate, to drive the unwinding of a DNA or RNA helix.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0003678 | DNA helicase activity |
GO:0003724 | RNA helicase activity |
GO:0033677 | DNA/RNA helicase activity |
GO:0070035 | purine NTP-dependent helicase activity |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0017111 | nucleoside-triphosphatase activity |