PHOSPHATASE


Meaning of PHOSPHATASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfäs-fə-ˌtās, -ˌtāz ]

noun

Date: 1912

: an enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis and synthesis of organic esters of phosphoric acid and the transfer of phosphate groups to other compounds:

a. : alkaline phosphatase

b. : acid phosphatase

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