Phosphomonoester
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Phosphomonoesters (or phosphoric esters) are chemical compounds containing one ester bond and a phosphate group.
In biology, phosphomonesters are needed as the building blocks for the synthesis of Phospholipid cellular membranes, especially those found on neurons.[1] Enzymes which cleave these bonds are known as phosphomonoesterases, or phosphatases.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Beardsly, Tim (March 1994). "Molecular Mischief". Scientific American: 20–21.
- ^ Shabarova, Zoe; Alexey Bogdanov (1994). Advanced Organic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids. p. 206.
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