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Phosphatase vs Phytase - What's the difference?

phosphatase | phytase |

In enzyme terms the difference between phosphatase and phytase

is that phosphatase is any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone while phytase is a phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.

phosphatase

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.

    • See also

    * kinase

    External links

    * (wikipedia "phosphatase")

    phytase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) A phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid