The chemical reactions involving a polyphosphate, the anion or salt of polyphosphoric acid.

The breakdown into simpler components of a polyphosphate, the anion or salt of polyphosphoric acid.

Catalysis of the reaction: 5'-phosphopolynucleotide + H2O = polynucleotide + phosphate.

Catalysis of the template-independent extension of the 3'- end of an RNA or DNA strand by addition of one adenosine molecule at a time. Cannot initiate a chain 'de novo'. The primer, depending on the source of the enzyme, may be an RNA or DNA fragment, or oligo(A) bearing a 3'-OH terminal group.

Catalysis of the reaction: UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine + polypeptide = UDP + N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyl-polypeptide. Catalyzes of the modification of serine or threonine residues in polypeptide chains by the transfer of a N-acetylgalactose from UDP-N-acetylgalactose to the hydroxyl group of the amino acid; it is the first step in O-glycan biosynthesis.

Catalysis of the reaction: 2 5-aminolevulinate = porphobilinogen + 2 H2O.

Catalysis of the reaction: procollagen L-proline + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 = procollagen trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline + succinate + CO2.

Catalysis of the reaction: L-proline + acceptor + H2O = (S)-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate + reduced acceptor.

Enables the directed movement of taurine into, out of, within or between cells. Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a sulphur-containing amino acid derivative which is important in the metabolism of fats.

Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + propanoyl-CoA + HCO3- = ADP + phosphate + (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA.

Catalysis of the reaction: taurine(out) + Na+(out) = taurine(in) + Na+(in).

Catalysis of the transfer of a prenyl group from one compound (donor) to another (acceptor).

The pathways by which inorganic sulfate is processed and incorporated into sulfated compounds.

Catalysis of the reaction: succinate + acceptor = fumarate + reduced acceptor. No reaction with quinols.

The formation from simpler components of histidine, 2-amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid.

Enables the directed movement of pyrimidines, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, into, out of, within or between cells.