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Alkaline phosphatase

Alkaline phosphatase

(Science: enzyme) 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. Found in bacteria, fungi and animals but not in higher plants.


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FBS store

... assays performed (subject to change without notice): Gamma Globulin, Alkaline Phosphatase, Lactate Dehydrogenasse, Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT), Glutamic Oxaloacetic ...

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Gene cloning question

this shrimp alkaline phosphatase is just a type of CIP. They now have a million of them, but they do all the same thing. Personally ...

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Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:43 am
 
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... Description The Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase (SAP) catalyzes the release of 5'- and 3'-phosphate groups from DNA, RNA and nucleotides. ...

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by JackBean
Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:13 pm
 
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Gene cloning question

... which newly formed end retains the P group, the 3' or the 5'? Shrimp alkaline phosphatase: from which end does it have the ability to remove a P group, the 3' or the 5' ...

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Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:03 am
 
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DNA ligases

... anneal any broken strand. The vector is prevented from self-ligation by alkaline phosphatase.

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by Sepals
Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:44 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: DNA ligases
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