Tags: Enzyme.
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP ALKP) (EC 3.1.3.1) is a hydrolase enzyme responsible for removing phosphate groups from many types of molecules including nucleotides proteins and alkaloids. The process of removing the phosphate group is called dephosphorylation. As the name suggests alkaline phosphatases are most effective in an alkaline environment. It is sometimes used synonymously as basic phosphatase.
