Glycerol-1-phosphatase

glycerol-1-phosphatase
Identifiers
EC number 3.1.3.21
CAS number 37228-75-4
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a glycerol-1-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.21) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

glycerol 1-phosphate + H2O \rightleftharpoons glycerol + phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are glycerol 1-phosphate and H2O, whereas its two products are glycerol and phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is glycerol-1-phosphate phosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include alpha-glycerophosphatase, alpha-glycerol phosphatase, glycerol 3-phosphatase, glycerol-3-phosphate phosphatase, and glycerol 3-phosphate phosphohydrolase. This enzyme participates in glycerolipid metabolism.

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