Description
Alkaline Phosphatase is a hydrolase enzyme responsible for removing phosphate groups in the 5- and 3- positions from many types of molecules, including nucleotides, proteins, and alkaloids. In humans, alkaline phosphatase is present in all tissues throughout the entire body, but is particularly concentrated in liver, bile duct, kidney, bone, and the placenta. The optimal pH for the enzyme activity is 10.0 in standard conditions.
Abbr
ALP, Native (Bovine)
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 3.1.3.1
Activity
> 750 U/mg solid (Dimension Clinical Chemistry System)
Contaminants
AST/GOT: Based on customer specification gGT: Based on customer specification ALT/GPT: Based on customer specification
Unit Definition
One unit catalyzes the hydrolysis of one micromole of p-nitrophenyl phosphate per minute at 37°C and pH 10.35 in the presence of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.
Synonyms
Alkaline phosphatase; ALP; ALKP; ALPase; Alk Phos; EC 3.1.3.1; Alkaline phosphomonoesterase; Glycerophosphatase; Phosphomonoesterase
