Definition: A group of enzymes removing the SERINE- or THREONINE-bound phosphate groups from a wide range of phosphoproteins, including a number of enzymes which have been phosphorylated under the action of a kinase. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992)
Other names Protein Phosphatases; Phosphoprotein Phosphohydrolase; Phosphoprotein Phosphatase; Serine Threonine Phosphatase; Protein Threonine Phosphatase; Protein Serine Threonine Phosphatase; Protein Phosphatase, Nuclear; Protein Phosphatase H II; Protein Phosphatase C II; Protein Phosphatase C I; Phosphoseryl Protein Phosphatase; Phosphoprotein Phosphatase 2C; Phosphohydrolase, Phosphoprotein; Phosphatases, Protein; Phosphatases, Phosphoprotein; Phosphatase-2C, Phosphoprotein; Phosphatase, Threonine; Phosphatase, Serine-Threonine; Phosphatase, Protein-Threonine; Phosphatase, Protein-Serine-Threonine