"phosphatase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phosphatases [plural]
Etymology: From phosphate + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phosphate|ase}} phosphate + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Categories (topical): Enzymes Related terms: kinase Translations (an enzyme that hydrolyzes phosphate esters): 磷酸酶 (lín suān méi) (Chinese Mandarin), fosfatáza [feminine] (Czech), fosfataasi (Finnish), phosphatase (French), Phosphatase [feminine] (German), fosfatasi [feminine] (Italian), fosfatase [feminine] (Portuguese), fosfatasa (Spanish), fosfatas [neuter] (Swedish), photphataza (Vietnamese)

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