alkaline phosphatase activity

Term ID

GO:0004035

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: an orthophosphoric monoester + H2O = an alcohol + phosphate, with an alkaline pH optimum. 3.1.3.1

References

• EC:3.1.3.1
• MetaCyc:ALKAPHOSPHA-RXN
• Reactome:R-HSA-8878787

Ontology

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