Prostatic Acid Phosphatase

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

**Definition:** Prostatic acid phosphatase (386 aa, ~45 kDa) is encoded by the human ACP3 gene. This protein is involved in the dephosphorylation of both lipids and tyrosine and has ecto-5'-nucleotidase activity.

**Synonyms:** - 5'-NT - 5'-Nucleotidase - ACP3 - ACPP - Acid Phosphatase 3 - EC 3.1.3.2 - EC 3.1.3.48 - EC 3.1.3.5 - Ecto-5'-Nucleotidase - PAP - PAP - Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase ACP3 - TMPase - Thiamine Monophosphatase - prostatic acid phosphatase