EC |
3.1.3.41 |
Accepted name: |
4-nitrophenylphosphatase |
Reaction: |
4-nitrophenyl phosphate + H2O = 4-nitrophenol + phosphate |
Other name(s): |
nitrophenyl phosphatase; p-nitrophenylphosphatase; para-nitrophenyl phosphatase; K-pNPPase; NPPase; PNPPase; Ecto-p-nitrophenyl phosphatase; p-nitrophenylphosphate phosphohydrolase |
Systematic name: |
4-nitrophenylphosphate phosphohydrolase |
Comments: |
A number of other substances, including phenyl phosphate, 4-nitrophenyl sulfate, acetyl phosphate and glycerol phosphate, are not substrates. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9073-68-1 |
References: |
1. |
Attias, J. and Bonnet, J.L. A specific alkaline p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity from baker's yeast. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 268 (1972) 422–430. [DOI] [PMID: 4554643] |
2. |
Attias, J. and Durand, H. Further characterization of a specific p-nitrophenylphosphatase from baker's yeast. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 321 (1973) 561–568. [DOI] [PMID: 4357666] |
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