2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate

2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate
IUPAC name	2,3,4-trihydroxy-3-methylbutyl dihydrogen phosphate
Other names	2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate
Identifiers
Abbreviations	MEP
CAS number	206440-72-4
PubChem	443198
SMILES	CC(CO)(C(COP(=O)(O)O)O)O
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

• DXP reductoisomerase
• Fosmidomycin

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. 

External links

• MeSH 2-C-methylerythritol+4-phosphate

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