Term Name: helicase activity
Synonyms: ATP-dependent helicase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + H2O = ADP + phosphate, to drive the unwinding of a DNA or RNA helix.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004386]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: ATP-dependent activity catalytic activity, acting on a nucleic acid nucleic acid conformation isomerase activity
has subtype: DNA helicase activity DNA/RNA helicase activity RNA helicase activity
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of helicase activity
positively regulated by: positive regulation of helicase activity