Identification
Name:Alkaline phosphatase
Synonyms:
  • APase
Gene Name:phoA
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function:A phosphate monoester + H(2)O = an alcohol + phosphate
Cellular Location:Periplasm
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+3.0Thumb1.0Thumb+3.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Alcohol+1.0Thumb
SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0NADP + 1.0Water → 1.0NAD + 1.0Phosphate
ReactionCard
Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB012324-NitrophenolMetaboCard
ECMDB241834-nitrophenylphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB022757,8-DihydroneopterinMetaboCard
ECMDB00050AdenosineMetaboCard
ECMDB00045Adenosine monophosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01144Dihydroneopterin triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01362Hydrogen (gas)MetaboCard
ECMDB21380Inorganic phosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00902NADMetaboCard
ECMDB00217NADPMetaboCard
ECMDB01429PhosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB20468PhosphonateMetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds
phosphatase activity
phosphoric ester hydrolase activity
Process
metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0383
Gene OrientationClockwise
Centisome Percentage:8.64
Left Sequence End400971
Right Sequence End402386
Gene Sequence:
>1416 bp
GTGAAACAAAGCACTATTGCACTGGCACTCTTACCGTTACTGTTTACCCCTGTGACAAAA
GCCCGGACACCAGAAATGCCTGTTCTGGAAAACCGGGCTGCTCAGGGCGATATTACTGCA
CCCGGCGGTGCTCGCCGTTTAACGGGTGATCAGACTGCCGCTCTGCGTGATTCTCTTAGC
GATAAACCTGCAAAAAATATTATTTTGCTGATTGGCGATGGGATGGGGGACTCGGAAATT
ACTGCCGCACGTAATTATGCCGAAGGTGCGGGCGGCTTTTTTAAAGGTATAGATGCCTTA
CCGCTTACCGGGCAATACACTCACTATGCGCTGAATAAAAAAACCGGCAAACCGGACTAC
GTCACCGACTCGGCTGCATCAGCAACCGCCTGGTCAACCGGTGTCAAAACCTATAACGGC
GCGCTGGGCGTCGATATTCACGAAAAAGATCACCCAACGATTCTGGAAATGGCAAAAGCC
GCAGGTCTGGCGACCGGTAACGTTTCTACCGCAGAGTTGCAGGATGCCACGCCCGCTGCG
CTGGTGGCACATGTGACCTCGCGCAAATGCTACGGTCCGAGCGCGACCAGTGAAAAATGT
CCGGGTAACGCTCTGGAAAAAGGCGGAAAAGGATCGATTACCGAACAGCTGCTTAACGCT
CGTGCCGACGTTACGCTTGGCGGCGGCGCAAAAACCTTTGCTGAAACGGCAACCGCTGGT
GAATGGCAGGGAAAAACGCTGCGTGAACAGGCACAGGCGCGTGGTTATCAGTTGGTGAGC
GATGCTGCCTCACTGAATTCGGTGACGGAAGCGAATCAGCAAAAACCCCTGCTTGGCCTG
TTTGCTGACGGCAATATGCCAGTGCGCTGGCTAGGACCGAAAGCAACGTACCATGGCAAT
ATCGATAAGCCCGCAGTCACCTGTACGCCAAATCCGCAACGTAATGACAGTGTACCAACC
CTGGCGCAGATGACCGACAAAGCCATTGAATTGTTGAGTAAAAATGAGAAAGGCTTTTTC
CTGCAAGTTGAAGGTGCGTCAATCGATAAACAGGATCATGCTGCGAATCCTTGTGGGCAA
ATTGGCGAGACGGTCGATCTCGATGAAGCCGTACAACGGGCGCTGGAATTCGCTAAAAAG
GAGGGTAACACGCTGGTCATAGTCACCGCTGATCACGCCCACGCCAGCCAGATTGTTGCG
CCGGATACCAAAGCTCCGGGCCTCACCCAGGCGCTAAATACCAAAGATGGCGCAGTGATG
GTGATGAGTTACGGGAACTCCGAAGAGGATTCACAAGAACATACCGGCAGTCAGTTGCGT
ATTGCGGCGTATGGCCCGCATGCCGCCAATGTTGTTGGACTGACCGACCAGACCGATCTC
TTCTACACCATGAAAGCCGCTCTGGGGCTGAAATAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:471
Protein Molecular Weight:49438
Protein Theoretical pI:6
PDB File:1EW9
Signaling Regions:
  • 1-21
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Alkaline phosphatase
MKQSTIALALLPLLFTPVTKARTPEMPVLENRAAQGDITAPGGARRLTGDQTAALRDSLS
DKPAKNIILLIGDGMGDSEITAARNYAEGAGGFFKGIDALPLTGQYTHYALNKKTGKPDY
VTDSAASATAWSTGVKTYNGALGVDIHEKDHPTILEMAKAAGLATGNVSTAELQDATPAA
LVAHVTSRKCYGPSATSEKCPGNALEKGGKGSITEQLLNARADVTLGGGAKTFAETATAG
EWQGKTLREQAQARGYQLVSDAASLNSVTEANQQKPLLGLFADGNMPVRWLGPKATYHGN
IDKPAVTCTPNPQRNDSVPTLAQMTDKAIELLSKNEKGFFLQVEGASIDKQDHAANPCGQ
IGETVDLDEAVQRALEFAKKEGNTLVIVTADHAHASQIVAPDTKAPGLTQALNTKDGAVM
VMSYGNSEEDSQEHTGSQLRIAAYGPHAANVVGLTDQTDLFYTMKAALGLK
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P00634
Uniprot Name:PPB_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:85674524
PDB ID:1EW9
Ecogene ID:EG10727
Ecocyc:EG10727
ColiBase:b0383
Kegg Gene:b0383
EchoBASE ID:EB0720
CCDB:PPB_ECOLI
BacMap:49176017
General Reference:
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