Thymidylate 5'-phosphatase

The enzyme thymidylate 5′-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.35) catalyzes the reaction


 * thymidylate + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ thymidine + phosphate

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name is thymidylate 5′-phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include thymidylate 5′-nucleotidase, deoxythymidylate 5′-nucleotidase, thymidylate nucleotidase, deoxythymidylic 5′-nucleotidase, deoxythymidylate phosphohydrolase, and dTMPase.