| Term: | liver alkaline phosphatase activity |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | liver |
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| Definition: | Solid compound organ with three lobes that has many functions including bile production, blood detoxification, the production of critical plasma proteins and clotting factors, complement proteins and the storage of many substances, such as lipids, amino acids, iron, and glycogen. Female fish produce vitellogenins in the liver. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000123] |
| Name: | alkaline phosphatase activity |
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| Synonyms: | alkaline phenyl phosphatase activity, alkaline phosphohydrolase activity, alkaline phosphomonoesterase activity, glycerophosphatase activity, orthophosphoric-monoester phosphohydrolase (alkaline optimum), phosphate-monoester phosphohydrolase (alkaline optimum), phosphomonoesterase activity |
| Definition: | Catalysis of the reaction: a phosphate monoester + H2O = an alcohol + phosphate, with an alkaline pH optimum. |
| Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004035] QuickGO AmiGO |