phosphatase
Dephosphorylating cellular catalyst
A phosphatase is an enzyme that removes phosphate groups from molecules, the opposite of a kinase.
Phosphatases regulate countless cellular processes by switching proteins between active and inactive states: Alkaline phosphatase levels indicate liver function.
The term appears frequently in biochemistry and medical diagnostics.
Water-induced bond cleavage
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
- kinasePhosphate-transferring enzyme
ATP · ADP · Michaelis-Menten · turnover · specificity
Mental check on behavior
- activationSetting into operation
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
- feedbackReturned response data
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
Compositional evaluation procedure
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- colorimetricPertaining to hue-based analysis
- specific activityOne clearly identified action
- electrophoresisField-driven particle separation
chromatography · mass spectrometry · crystal structure · mutagenesis · liver function test
hydrolysis
Water-induced bond cleavage
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
kinase · ATP · ADP · Michaelis-Menten · turnover · specificity
inhibition
Mental check on behavior
- activationSetting into operation
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
- feedbackReturned response data
homeostasis · gene expression · oncogene · tumor suppressor · apoptosis
assay
Compositional evaluation procedure
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- colorimetricPertaining to hue-based analysis
- specific activityOne clearly identified action
electrophoresis · chromatography · mass spectrometry · crystal structure · mutagenesis · liver function test
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