Alkaline phosphatase, placental type also known as placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) is an allosteric

enzyme Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...

that in humans is encoded by the ''ALPP''

gene In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a ba ...

Gene

There are at least four distinct but related alkaline phosphatases: intestinal (

ALPI Alpi may refer to: * ALPI, an enzyme * Alpi, the Italian word for the Alps * Alpı (disambiguation), several places in Turkey and Azerbaijan * Alpi Aviation, an Italian aircraft manufacturer {{geodis