Synonyms
Phosphatase, acid; Acid phosphatase; [ChemIDplus] Phosphatase, Acid, from potato; (Orthophosphoric-monoester phosphohydrolase acid optimum); [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Sources/Uses
"Uteroferrin is a purple progesterone-induced glycoprotein containing two molecules of iron per 35,000 molecular weight polypeptide, which has high amino acid sequence homology with Type 5 acid phosphatases from normal human placentae, from sera of patients with hairy cell leukemia, Gaucher's disease, and osteoporosis, as well as from normal spleens of pigs, cattle, rats, and mice." [Reference #1] "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. It is stored in lysosomes and functions when these fuse with endosomes, which are acidified while they function; therefore, it has an acid pH optimum." [Wikipedia]