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Acid phosphatase
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Acid phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.2


(http://enzyme.expasy.org/EC/3.1.3.2), Acid phosphatase
acid phosphomonoesterase, Identifiers
phosphomonoesterase,
EC 3.1.3.2 (http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/EC3/1
glycerophosphatase, acid
number /3/2.html)
monophosphatase, acid
phosphohydrolase, acid CAS 9001-77-8 (https://tools.wmflabs.org/magnustools
phosphomonoester hydrolase, number /cas.php?language=en&cas=9001-77-8&title=)
uteroferrin, acid nucleoside Databases
diphosphate phosphatase,
orthophosphoric-monoester IntEnz IntEnz view (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/intenz
phosphohydrolase (acid optimum)) is a /query?cmd=SearchEC&ec=3.1.3.2)
phosphatase, a type of enzyme, used to BRENDA BRENDA entry (http://www.brenda-enzymes.org
free attached phosphoryl groups from /enzyme.php?ecno=3.1.3.2)
other molecules during digestion. It can
be further classified as a ExPASy NiceZyme view (http://www.expasy.org/enzyme/3.1.3.2)
phosphomonoesterase. Acid phosphatase KEGG KEGG entry (http://www.genome.ad.jp/dbget-
is stored in lysosomes and functions bin/www_bget?enzyme+3.1.3.2)
when these fuse with endosomes, which
MetaCyc metabolic pathway (http://biocyc.org/META/substring-
are acidified while they function;
search?type=NIL&object=3.1.3.2)
therefore, it has an acid pH optimum.[1]
This enzyme is present in many animal PRIAM profile (http://priam.prabi.fr/cgi-bin
and plant species.[2] /PRIAM_profiles_CurrentRelease.pl?EC=3.1.3.2)
PDB RCSB PDB (http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/search
Different forms of acid phosphatase are
structures /smartSubquery.do?smartSearchSubtype=EnzymeClassificationQuery&
found in different organs, and their
Enzyme_Classification=3.1.3.2) PDBe (http://www.ebi.ac.uk
serum levels are used to evaluate the
success of the surgical treatment of /pdbe/entry/search/index?ec_number:3.1.3.2) PDBsum

prostate cancer.[1] In the past, they were (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/thornton-srv/databases/cgi-bin/enzymes


also used to diagnose this type of cancer. /GetPage.pl?ec_number=3.1.3.2)

Search
Acid phosphatase catalyzes the following
PMC articles (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&
reaction at an optimal acidic pH (below
term=3.1.3.2%5BEC/RN%20Number
7):
%5D%20AND%20pubmed%20pmc%20local%5Bsb%5D)
Orthophosphoric monoester + PubMed articles (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&
H2O → alcohol + H3PO4 term=3.1.3.2%5BEC/RN%20Number%5D)
NCBI proteins (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein?term=3.1.3.2%5BEC
Phosphatase enzymes are also used by /RN%20Number%5D)
soil microorganisms to access organically
bound phosphate nutrients. An
assay on the rates of activity of
these enzymes may be used to
ascertain biological demand for
phosphates in the soil. Reference ranges for blood tests, showing acid phosphatase in red at left.
Some plant roots, especially
cluster roots, exude carboxylates that perform acid phosphatase activity, helping to mobilise phosphorus in
nutrient-deficient soils.

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Certain bacteria like Nocardia, can degrade this enzyme and utilize it as a carbon source.

Contents
1 Bone acid phosphatase
2 Genes
3 See also
3.1 Internal links
4 References
5 External links

Bone acid phosphatase


Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase may be used as a biochemical marker of osteoclast function during the
process of bone resorption.[3]

Genes
The following genes encode the polypeptide components for various acid phosphatase isoenzymes.

ACP1
ACP2
ACPP (ACP3), Prostatic acid phosphatase
ACP5, Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
ACP6
ACPT, Testicular acid phosphatase
Tissue acid phosphatase, or Lysosomal acid phosphatase

See also
Internal links

Alkaline phosphatase

References
1. Henneberry, M.O.; Engel, G.; Grayhack, J.T. (October 1979). "Acid phosphatase". The Urologic clinics of North
America 6 (3): 629–41. PMID 388794.
2. Bull, H.; Murray, P.G.; Thomas, D.; Fraser, A.M.; Nelson, P.N. (April 2002). "Acid phosphatases". Molecular
Pathology 55 (2): 65–72. doi:10.1136/mp.55.2.65. PMC 1187150. PMID 11950951.
3. Minkin, Cedrick (1982). "Bone Acid Phosphatase: Tartrate-resistant Acid Phosphatase as a Marker of
Osteoclast Function". Calcified Tissue International 34: 285–290. doi:10.1007/BF02411252. PMID 6809291.
Retrieved 11 May 2015.

External links
Acid phosphatase (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2011/MB_cgi?mode=&term=Acid+phosphatase)
at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
EC 3.1.3.2 (http://enzyme.expasy.org/EC/3.1.3.2)

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