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2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate

2-C-Methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate
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Names
IUPAC name
(2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-3-methylbutyl dihydrogen phosphate
Other names
2-C-Methylerythritol 4-phosphate
Methyl-D-erythritol phosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations MEP
ChEBI
ChemSpider
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Properties
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).

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.

See also

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. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95.9879T. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.17.9879. PMC 21430. PMID 9707569.

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