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2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate

 
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2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate
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IUPAC name
Other names 2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate
Identifiers
Abbreviations MEP
CAS number 206440-72-4
PubChem 443198
SMILES
Properties
Molecular formula C5H13O7P
Molar mass 216.126
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate is an intermediate in the non-mevalonate pathway.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Takahashi S, Kuzuyama T, Watanabe H, Seto H (1998). "A 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase catalyzing the formation of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate in an alternative nonmevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 (17): 9879–84. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.17.9879. PMID 9707569. 

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