2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate

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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
ChemSpider	10246067^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:58262^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES CC(CO)(C(COP(=O)(O)O)O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C5H13O7P/c1-5(8,3-6)4(7)2-12-13(9,10)11/h4,6-8H,2-3H2,1H3,(H2,9,10,11)/p-2/t4-,5+/m1/s1^Y Key: XMWHRVNVKDKBRG-UHNVWZDZSA-L^Y
Properties
Molecular formula	C₅H₁₃O₇P
Molar mass	216.126
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) 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]

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[edit] References

^ 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. PMC 21430. PMID 9707569. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=21430.

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MeSH 2-C-methylerythritol+4-phosphate

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