Question

Phosphatases refer to __________ a) the enzymes which add phosphate group at the end of the DNA molecule in the place of hydroxyl group b) the enzymes which hydrolytically remove phosphate group from the DNA molecules and replace them with hydroxyl group c) the enzymes responsible for removal of phosphate group from the DNA molecules and replace them with hydrogen d) the enzymes responsible for replacing hydrogen in the DNA molecules with the phosphate group

Answer 1

Answer:

In biochemistry, a phosphatase is an enzyme that uses water to cleave a phosphoric acid monoester into a phosphate ion and an alcohol. ... Whereas phosphatases remove phosphate groups from molecules, kinases catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups to molecules from ATP

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Answer 2

Explanation:

A phosphatase is an enzyme that removes a phosphate group from a protein