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'''Alkaline phosphatase''' ('''ALP''') ({{EC number|3.1.3.1}}) is a [[hydrolase]] [[enzyme]] responsible for removing [[phosphate]] groups in the 5- and 3- positions from many types of molecules, including [[nucleotides]], [[proteins]], and [[alkaloids]]. The process of removing the phosphate group is called ''[[phosphorylation|dephosphorylation]]'' and was discovered by Frank and Duke. As the name suggests, alkaline phosphatases are most effective in an [[alkaline]] environment.

==Bacterial==