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phosphatases

phosphatases is the plural of phosphatase.

Meaning of phosphatase

Noun

phosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural phosphatases)

  1. 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.
    • 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.2018, A.S. Curry, Biochemistry of Women Methods, page 241

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Questions about phosphatases

What is phosphatases the plural of?
Phosphatases is the plural of phosphatase.

Words near phosphatases in the dictionary

  1. phosphanylidenes
  2. phosphaporphyrin
  3. phosphaporphyrins
  4. phosphat
  5. phosphatase
  6. phosphatases
  7. phosphate
  8. phosphate acetyltransferase
  9. phosphate butyryltransferase
  10. phosphated
  11. phosphated distarch phosphate

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