noun
definition
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.
Examples of phosphatase in a Sentence
The sodium carbonate also denatures the phosphatase and stops the reaction.
Routine blood tests revealed abnormal liver function tests in the form of raised alkaline phosphatase, AST, ALT and normal bilirubin.
The toxin released into the soil affected the enzymes of soil microbes, increasing soil acid phosphatase and decreasing soil urease [10] .
In contrast to the alkaline phosphatase, the GGT tends not to be elevated in diseases of bone, placenta, or intestine.
Due to its relatively large molecular size, assays for acid phosphatase are serum or plasma based.
The affinity between other cytoplasmic protein tyrosine phosphatase, catalytic domains, and the SH2 domains of SHP-1 and SHP-2 will also be analyzed.
The biochemistry panel might show an elevated alkaline phosphatase (Alk Phos ).
A novel substrate of receptor tyrosine phosphatase PTPRO is required for nerve growth factor-induced process outgrowth.
This layer is removed by the action of a fungal acid phosphatase enzyme.
Investigate the nature of the inhibition using the enzyme phosphatase and the inhibitors phosphate and iodine.
Forty patients at high risk of CBD stones (increased bilirubin, increased alkaline phosphatase and a dilated CBD) underwent preoperative ERCP.