Alkaline Phosphatase

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

**Definition:** An enzyme that catalyses the cleavage of inorganic phosphate non-specifically from a wide variety of phosphate esters and having a high (greater than 8) pH optimum.

**Synonyms:** - ALKP - ALP - AP - Alk Phos - AlkPhos - Alkaline Phosphomonoesterase - Phosphatase, Alkaline