acetyl phosphate
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acetyl phosphate
(ə′sed·əl ′fäs′fāt)
(biochemistry) C2H5O5P The anhydride of acetic and phosphoric acids occurring in the metabolism of pyruvic acid by some bacteria; phosphate is used by some microorganisms, in place of adenosine triphosphate, for the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.
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