acid phosphatase-5 (tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, TRAP, TrATPase, ACP5)
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Function
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phosphate monoester + H2O <--> an alcohol + phosphate
Cofactor: binds 2 Fe+2/Fe+3 per subunit
Pathology
- normally minor intracellular isozyme of acid phosphatase; can become dominant isozyme in Gaucher's disease, Hodgkin's disease, hairy cell leukemia