Low Molecular Weight Phosphotyrosine Protein Phosphatase

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

**Definition:** Low molecular weight phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase (158 aa, ~18 kDa) is encoded by the human ACP1 gene. This protein is involved in the removal of orthophosphate from both flavinoids and proteins.

**Synonyms:** - ACP1 - Adipocyte Acid Phosphatase - EC 3.1.3.2 - EC 3.1.3.48 - LMW-PTP - LMW-PTPase - Low Molecular Weight Cytosolic Acid Phosphatase - Red Cell Acid Phosphatase 1