Acid Phosphatase

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** A family of phosphatases that add monophosphates to substrates. The optimal pH for activity of these enzymes is below 7.

**Synonyms:** - Acid Monophosphatase - Acid Nucleoside Diphosphate Phosphatase - Acid Phosphohydrolase - Acid Phosphomonoester Hydrolase - Acid Phosphomonoesterase - EC 3.1.3.2 - Glycerophosphatase - Orthophosphoric-Monoester Phosphohydrolase (Acid Optimum) - Phosphate-Monoester Phosphohydrolase (Acid Optimum) - Phosphomonoesterase