OBSOLETE. Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + H2O = ADP + phosphate. The hydrolysis of ATP involved in maintaining an unfolded polypeptide structure before folding or to entry into mitochondria and chloroplasts.
Source:ISBN:0198547684,
EC:3.6.4.9
Comment
This term was made obsolete because it represents a class of gene products, and its definition incorporates process information.