2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (BioCAD00000002373)

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Metabolite Card

Formula: C5H13O7P (216.0399)
SMILES: [H][C@@](O)(COP(O)(O)=O)[C@@](C)(O)CO

Synonyms [en]

2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate; 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-(dihydrogen phosphate); Methyl-D-erythritol Phosphate; (2R,3S)-2,3,4-trihydroxy-3-methylbutyl dihydrogen phosphate; 2-C-Methyl-D-Erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP); 2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate

Reviewed

Last reviewed on 2024-06-28.

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2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate. 数据之源,洞见之始. SMRUCC genomics institute, a synthetic life researcher from China. https://biocad_registry.innovation.ac.cn/s/(-)-arctiin (retrieved 2026-01-03) (CAD Registry RN: BioCAD00000002373). Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Note

2-c-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate is a member of the class of compounds known as monoalkyl phosphates. Monoalkyl phosphates are organic compounds containing a phosphate group that is linked to exactly one alkyl chain. 2-c-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate is soluble (in water) and a moderately acidic compound (based on its pKa). 2-c-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate can be found in a number of food items such as tea, narrowleaf cattail, chickpea, and rocket salad (sspecies), which makes 2-c-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.

Entity Information

DBLinks

Other DBLinks
  • CAS Registry Number: 206440-72-4
  • PubChem: 443198
  • ChEBI: ChEBI:17764
  • HMDB: HMDB0304061
  • KEGG: C11434
  • NCBI MeSH: 2-C-methylerythritol 4-phosphate
  • Wikipedia: 2-C-Methylerythritol_4-phosphate
  • RefMet: RM0188951
  • Metlin: METLIN_64013
  • Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0385664.1
  • Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0552068.1

Class / Ontology

Metabolic Network
ID EC Number Name
KEGG:R05633 2.7.7.60 CTP: 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate cytidylyltransferase
KEGG:R05688 1.1.1.267 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate isomeroreductase
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Organism Source

Taxonomy Source

  1. Arabidopsis thaliana [ncbi taxid: 3702]
  2. Stevia rebaudiana [ncbi taxid: 55670]

Pathway Synthetic

pathway id name
Plant Reactome:R-OAU-2744345 Metabolism and regulation
Plant Reactome:R-OAU-1119464 DXP pathway
Plant Reactome:R-MES-2744345 Metabolism and regulation
Plant Reactome:R-MES-2867929 Cofactor biosyntheses
Plant Reactome:R-TDI-2744345 Metabolism and regulation
Plant Reactome:R-DRO-2744345 Metabolism and regulation
Plant Reactome:R-OMI-1119464 DXP pathway
Plant Reactome:R-PTI-2744345 Metabolism and regulation
Plant Reactome:R-PTI-2867929 Cofactor biosyntheses
Plant Reactome:R-GMA-2744345 Metabolism and regulation
Plant Reactome:R-PDA-2744345 Metabolism and regulation
Plant Reactome:R-PDA-1119464 DXP pathway
Plant Reactome:R-PVU-2744345 Metabolism and regulation
Plant Reactome:R-BRA-1119464 DXP pathway
Plant Reactome:R-OPU-1119464 DXP pathway
Plant Reactome:R-DCA-1119464 DXP pathway
Plant Reactome:R-CCA-2867929 Cofactor biosyntheses
Plant Reactome:R-EGR-1119464 DXP pathway
Plant Reactome:R-LPE-1119464 DXP pathway
Plant Reactome:R-JCU-2867929 Cofactor biosyntheses
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