Term Name: ATP hydrolysis activity
Synonyms: adenosine 5'-triphosphatase activity, adenosine triphosphatase activity, adenosinetriphosphatase activity, ATP hydrolase activity, ATP monophosphatase activity, ATP phosphohydrolase activity, ATPase activity, coupled, nucleoplasmin ATPase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + H2O = ADP + H+ phosphate. ATP hydrolysis is used in some reactions as an energy source, for example to catalyze a reaction or drive transport against a concentration gradient.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016887]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: ATP-dependent activity
is a type of: ribonucleoside triphosphate phosphatase activity
inverse has_part: ATP-dependent activity ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA ATP-dependent DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity ATP-dependent DNA damage sensor activity ATP-dependent peptidase activity ATPase-coupled transmembrane transporter activity