Mammalian Alkaline Phosphatases
Subtitle: From Biology to Applications in Medicine and Biotechnology
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: March 20, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9783527310791
Subjects: Enzymology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Science / Biochemistry; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Alkaline Phosphatase; Mammals; genetics; therapeutic use
First sentence: Alkaline phosphatases (APs; EC 3.1.3.1) are ectoplasmic proteins that catalyze the following general reaction: R-OP + H2O R-OH + Pi where the hydrolysis of R-OP gives rise to inorganic phosphate (Pi) and an alcohol, sugar, phenol, etc. (R-OH).