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Acid phosphatase is a phosphatase
Phosphatase

A phosphatase is an enzyme that removes a phosphate group from its Substrate by Hydrolysis phosphoric acid monoesters into a phosphate ion and a molecule with a free hydroxyl group ....
, a type of enzyme, used to free attached phosphate groups from other molecules during digestion
Digestion

Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food into smaller components, to a form that can be Absorption, for instance, by a blood stream....
. It is basically a phosphomonoesterase. It is stored in lysosome
Lysosome

Lysosomes are organelles that contain digestive enzymes . Some biologists say they can only be found in animal cells, but there is new evidence that supports that they may exist in plant cells....
s and functions when these fuse with endosome
Endosome

In biology, an endosome is a membrane-bound compartment inside cells, roughly 300-400 Nanometre in diameter when fully mature....
s, which are acidified while they function; therefore, it has an acid pH
PH

pH is a measure of the Acid or Base of a solution. It is defined as the cologarithm of the Activity of dissolved hydrogen ions . Hydrogen ion activity coefficients cannot be measured experimentally, so they are based on theoretical calculations....
 optimum.

Different forms of acid phosphatase are found in different organ
Organ (anatomy)

In biology, an organ is a biological tissue that performs a specific function or group of functions. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues....
s, and their serum
Blood plasma

Blood plasma is the liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells are suspended. It makes up about 55% of total blood volume. It is composed of mostly water , and contains dissolved proteins, glucose, clotting factors, mineral ions, Hormone and carbon dioxide ....
 levels are used as a diagnostic for disease in the corresponding organs.






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Acid phosphatase is a phosphatase
Phosphatase

A phosphatase is an enzyme that removes a phosphate group from its Substrate by Hydrolysis phosphoric acid monoesters into a phosphate ion and a molecule with a free hydroxyl group ....
, a type of enzyme, used to free attached phosphate groups from other molecules during digestion
Digestion

Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food into smaller components, to a form that can be Absorption, for instance, by a blood stream....
. It is basically a phosphomonoesterase. It is stored in lysosome
Lysosome

Lysosomes are organelles that contain digestive enzymes . Some biologists say they can only be found in animal cells, but there is new evidence that supports that they may exist in plant cells....
s and functions when these fuse with endosome
Endosome

In biology, an endosome is a membrane-bound compartment inside cells, roughly 300-400 Nanometre in diameter when fully mature....
s, which are acidified while they function; therefore, it has an acid pH
PH

pH is a measure of the Acid or Base of a solution. It is defined as the cologarithm of the Activity of dissolved hydrogen ions . Hydrogen ion activity coefficients cannot be measured experimentally, so they are based on theoretical calculations....
 optimum.

Different forms of acid phosphatase are found in different organ
Organ (anatomy)

In biology, an organ is a biological tissue that performs a specific function or group of functions. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues....
s, and their serum
Blood plasma

Blood plasma is the liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells are suspended. It makes up about 55% of total blood volume. It is composed of mostly water , and contains dissolved proteins, glucose, clotting factors, mineral ions, Hormone and carbon dioxide ....
 levels are used as a diagnostic for disease in the corresponding organs. For example, elevated prostatic acid phosphatase
Prostatic acid phosphatase

Prostatic acid phosphatase , also prostatic specific acid phosphatase , is an enzyme produced by the prostate. It may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer or other diseases....
 levels may indicate the presence of prostate
Prostate

The prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. Females do not have a prostate gland, although females do have tiny paraurethral Skene's glands connected to the distal third of the urethra in the prevaginal space that are homologous to the prostate....
 cancer
Cancer

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cell display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis . These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize....
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Acid phosphatase
Acid phosphatase

Acid phosphatase is a phosphatase, a type of enzyme, used to free attached phosphate groups from other molecules during digestion. It is basically a phosphomonoesterase....
 catalyzes the following reaction at an optimal pH below 7:

Orthophosphoric monoester + H2O → alcohol + H3PO4

Phosphatase enzymes are also used by 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.

See also

  • alkaline phosphatase
    Alkaline phosphatase

    Alkaline phosphatase is a hydrolase enzyme responsible for removing phosphate groups from many types of molecules, including nucleotides, proteins, and alkaloids....


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