phosphatase
nounEtymology From phosphate + -ase.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.
- These results are in accordance with the observations of Pirani et al., who found that in normal pregnancy there was no correlation between serum heat-stable alkaline phosphatase activity and crude baby weight or placental weight.2018, A.S. Curry, Biochemistry of Women Methods, page 241:
- Derived terms
- alkaline phosphatase, antiphosphatase, autophosphatase, bisphosphatase, dephosphatase, ectophosphatase, exophosphatase, holophosphatase, metallophosphatase, monophosphatase, nitrophenylphosphatase, organophosphatase, phosphatome, polyphosphatase, prostatic acid phosphatase, pseudophosphatase
- Related terms
- kinase