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) (mesh:D010749)
| Synonym | Reference | Specificity |
| protein phosphatases | Exact | |
| phosphatase | Exact |