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Phosphatases

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020885

1. An enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis and synthesis of organic esters of phosphoric acid and the transfer of phosphate groups to other compounds.

2. A group of hydrolases which catalyze the hydrolysis of monophosphoric esters with the production of one mole of orthophosphate. EC 3.1.3.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020885
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary; NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Phosphatases",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis and synthesis of organic esters of phosphoric acid and the transfer of phosphate groups to other compounds.\n\n2. A group of hydrolases which catalyze the hydrolysis of monophosphoric esters with the production of one mole of orthophosphate. EC 3.1.3.",
  "references": [
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary",
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/phosphatases/"
}

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