Butyryl phosphate

Butyryl phosphate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(Butanoyloxy)phosphonic acid
Other names
Butanoyl dihydrogen phosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H21O7P/c1-4-7-10(13)17-20(16,18-11(14)8-5-2)19-12(15)9-6-3/h4-9H2,1-3H3 checkY
    Key: SDPAWCIKJKIBPH-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C12H21O7P/c1-4-7-10(13)17-20(16,18-11(14)8-5-2)19-12(15)9-6-3/h4-9H2,1-3H3
    Key: SDPAWCIKJKIBPH-UHFFFAOYAF
  • CCCC(=O)OP(=O)(O)O
  • O=C(OP(=O)(OC(=O)CCC)OC(=O)CCC)CCC
Properties
C4H9O5P
Molar mass 168.085 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Butyryl phosphate is an intermediate in the fermentation of butyric acid. The glutamate oxidation of butyryl phosphate may provide the main source of energy for Clostridium tetanomorphum.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ R. Twarog, R. S. Wolfe (1963). "Role of Butyrl Phosphate in the Energy Metabolism of Clstridium Tetanmorphum". Journal of Bacteriology. 86: 112–117. doi:10.1128/JB.86.1.112-117.1963. PMC 278382. PMID 14051802.