Term Name: phosphatase activity
Synonyms: phosphatase, phosphoric monoester hydrolase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a phosphoric monoester, releasing a phosphate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016791]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: phosphoric ester hydrolase activity
has subtype: 2-carboxy-D-arabinitol-1-phosphatase activity 2-hydroxy-3-keto-5-methylthiopentenyl-1-phosphate phosphatase activity 2-phosphosulfolactate phosphatase activity 3',5'-nucleotide bisphosphate phosphatase activity 3-deoxy-manno-octulosonate-8-phosphatase activity 3-phosphoglycerate phosphatase activity 5'-deoxynucleotidase activity 5-amino-6-(5-phosphoribitylamino)uracil phosphatase activity 10-hydroxy-9-(phosphonooxy)octadecanoate phosphatase activity acid phosphatase activity acireductone synthase activity ADP-phosphoglycerate phosphatase activity alkaline phosphatase activity alkylacetylglycerophosphatase activity alpha-ribazole phosphatase activity bisphosphoglycerate 3-phosphatase activity carbohydrate phosphatase activity D-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptose 1,7-bisphosphate 7-phosphatase activity deoxynucleotide 3'-phosphatase activity dihydrosphingosine-1-phosphate phosphatase activity dolichyl-phosphatase activity ecdysteroid-phosphate phosphatase activity FMN hydrolase activity fructose-1-phosphatase activity glucosylglycerol 3-phosphatase activity glycerol-2-phosphatase activity guanidinodeoxy-scyllo-inositol-4-phosphatase activity histidinol-phosphatase activity inositol phosphate phosphatase activity L-phosphoserine phosphatase activity lipid phosphatase activity lysophosphatidic acid phosphatase activity mannitol-1-phosphatase activity mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate phosphatase activity methylphosphothioglycerate phosphatase activity monoterpenyl-diphosphatase activity N-acylneuraminate-9-phosphatase activity NADP phosphatase activity NADPH phosphatase activity nucleotidase activity phosphatidylglycerophosphatase activity phosphatidylinositol phosphate phosphatase activity phosphocholine phosphatase activity phosphoenolpyruvate phosphatase activity phosphoethanolamine phosphatase activity phosphoglycerate phosphatase activity phosphoglycolate phosphatase activity phosphoprotein phosphatase activity polynucleotide 3'-phosphatase activity polynucleotide 5'-phosphatase activity pseudouridine 5'-phosphatase activity pyridoxal phosphatase activity ribitol-5-phosphatase activity RNA 2',3'-cyclic phosphatase activity RNA 2'-phosphatase activity sedoheptulose-bisphosphatase activity sn-glycerol 1-phosphatase activity sn-glycerol 3-phosphatase activity sorbitol-6-phosphatase activity streptomycin-6-phosphatase activity thiamine phosphate phosphatase activity
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of phosphatase activity phosphatase inhibitor activity
positively regulated by: phosphatase activator activity positive regulation of phosphatase activity
regulated by: phosphatase regulator activity regulation of phosphatase activity