2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate
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2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) is an intermediate on the MEP pathway (non-mevalonate pathway) of isoprenoid precursor biosynthesis.[1] It is the first committed metabolite on that pathway on the route to IPP and DMAPP.
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IUPAC name
2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 4-(dihydrogen phosphate) | |
Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3S)-2,3,4-Trihydroxy-3-methylbutyl dihydrogen phosphate | |
Other names
2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate Methyl-D-erythritol phosphate | |
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Abbreviations | MEP |
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C5H13O7P | |
Molar mass | 216.126 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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