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Alkaline Phosphatase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Alkaline Phosphatase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.352.650.035
Unique ID
D000469
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000469
Annotation
/defic: consider also HYPOPHOSPHATASIA
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of an orthophosphoric monoester and water to an alcohol and orthophosphate. EC 3.1.3.1.
Registry Numbers
EC 3.1.3.1
Related Numbers
9001-78-9
CAS Type 1 Name
Orthophosphoric-monoester phosphohydrolase (alkaline optimum)
NLM Classification #
QU 136
See Also
Hypophosphatasia
Public MeSH Note
/blood was BLOOD ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 1963-67
Online Note
use ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE to search BLOOD ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 1966-67
History Note
/blood was BLOOD ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 1963-67
Date Established
1963/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Alkaline Phosphatase Preferred
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