phosphatase

== English == === Etymology === From phosphate + -ase. === Pronunciation === === Noun === phosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural phosphatases) (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== kinase ==== Further reading ==== phosphatase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia