Term Name: alkaline phosphatase activity
Synonyms: alkaline phenyl phosphatase activity, alkaline phosphohydrolase activity, alkaline phosphomonoesterase activity, glycerophosphatase activity, orthophosphoric-monoester phosphohydrolase (alkaline optimum), phosphate-monoester phosphohydrolase (alkaline optimum), phosphomonoesterase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: a phosphate monoester + H2O = an alcohol + phosphate, with an alkaline pH optimum.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004035]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: phosphatase activity
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of alkaline phosphatase activity
positively regulated by: positive regulation of alkaline phosphatase activity
regulated by: regulation of alkaline phosphatase activity