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See also: Phosphatase

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From phosphate +‎ -ase.

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phosphatase (plural phosphatases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.
    • 2018, A.S. Curry, Biochemistry of Women Methods, page 241:
      These results are in accordance with the observations of Pirani et al., who found that in normal pregnancy there was no correlation between serum heat-stable alkaline phosphatase activity and crude baby weight or placental weight.

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