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4-Nitrophenylphosphatase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
4-Nitrophenylphosphatase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.352.650.575
Unique ID
D009597
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009597
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of nitrophenyl phosphates to nitrophenols. At acid pH it is probably ACID PHOSPHATASE (EC 3.1.3.2); at alkaline pH it is probably ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE (EC 3.1.3.1). EC 3.1.3.41.
Entry Term(s)
4-Nitrophenyl Phosphatase
K+-NPPase
K-Dependent p-Nitrophenylphosphatase
K-p NPPase
Nitrophenyl Phosphatase
p-NPPase
p-Nitrophenylphosphatase
para-Nitrophenyl Phosphatase
para-Nitrophenylphosphatase
CAS Type 1 Name
4-Nitrophenylphosphate phosphohydrolase
Previous Indexing
Alkaline Phosphatase (1972-1974)
Nitrophenols (1972-1974)
Organophosphorus Compounds (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
94; was 4-NITROPHENYL PHOSPHATASE 1992-93; was NITROPHENYL PHOSPHATASE 1975-91 (see under PHOSPHOMONOESTERASES 1975-90)
Online Note
use 4-NITROPHENYLPHOSPHATASE to search 4-NITROPHENYL PHOSPHATASE 1992-93 & NITROPHENYL PHOSPHATASE 1975-91
History Note
94; was 4-NITROPHENYL PHOSPHATASE 1992-93; was NITROPHENYL PHOSPHATASE 1975-91 (see under PHOSPHOMONOESTERASES 1975-90)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
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