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A placental example of these enzymes is a diagnostic marker of seminomas (“seh-min-OH-mahs”). NEB’s “Antarctic” form of one of these enzymes conveniently inactivates (10[1])at 80 degrees Celsius. (10[2])Staining for a tartrate-resistant form of one of these enzymes (10[1])is diagnostic of hairy cell leukemia. Excessive (10[1])bone formation and elevation of another one of these enzymes in the blood are diagnostic of Paget’s (“PAA-jitz”) disease. CSPD and PNPP are common substrates for one of these enzymes in ELISA (10[1])(“eliza”). One of these enzymes extracted from calf intestines prevents (10[1])recircularization (-5[1])of plasmids (10[1])after restriction digestion. When the level of one of these enzymes is elevated, (10[1])high gamma-glutamyl transferase levels confirm a biliary source. (10[1])Insulin activates protein kinase B and one of these enzymes called PP1 to induce (10[1])glycogen synthesis. (10[1])For 10 points, name these enzymes that reverse (10[1])the (10[1])action of kinases (10[3]-5[1])by (10[1])removing (10[1])phosphate groups. (10[3])■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: phosphatases (“FOSS-fah-TACEs”) [accept protein phosphatases, alkaline phosphatases, acid phosphatases, calf-intestinal alkaline phosphatase, Antarctic Phosphatase, or placental alkaline phosphatase; reject “dephosphorylases”]
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2396%0%9%99.18

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Shahar SchwartzUC Berkeley ATexas A2110
Katherine LeiMIT ANorth Carolina A2510
Noah ChenColumbia BVanderbilt A2510
Geoffrey ChenCornell AYale A3510
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech AChicago B4210
Eric WolfsbergStanford AMaryland A7310
Rohan ShelkeUC Berkeley BMinnesota B8210
Yash MandaviaIllinois AVirginia A83-5
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern AMinnesota A8510
Adam FineChicago AFlorida A9810
Annabelle YangWUSTL ADuke A10610
Ben DahlPurdue AFlorida B12010
Isak JatoiSouth Carolina ARutgers A12210
Richard NiuCornell BColumbia A13010
Jason HongBrown AOhio State A13110
Frederick Rivas-GiorgiYale BPenn State A13410
June YinWUSTL BGeorgia Tech B134-5
Mazin OmerHarvard AIndiana A13410
Jonathan LauJohns Hopkins AMichigan A13410
Raymond ChenToronto AChicago C13510
Jacob Van OorschotMcGill AIowa State A13610
David BassVirginia AIllinois A13810
S. A. ShenoyGeorgia Tech BWUSTL B13810
Enoch YuenImperial ARutgers B13810
John BroussardHouston ANYU A1390
Halle FriedmanNYU AHouston A1390