8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase activity

id: GO:0008413
name: 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine triphosphate = 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine phosphate + diphosphate. 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine triphosphate (8-oxo-GTP) is the oxidised form of the free guanine nucleotide and can act as a potent mutagenic substrate for transcription.

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