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Metabolite IDPAMDB000612
Identification
Name: 2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate
Description:2-c-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate is a member of the chemical class known as Tetroses. These are tetrasaccharides whose saccharide units are all hexoses. 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate is involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis. Using genetically engineered Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells able to utilize exogenously provided mevalonate for isoprenoid biosynthesis by the mevalonate pathway we demonstrate that the lytB gene is involved in the trunk line of the MEP pathway. (PMID 11418107) The first step of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis in plant plastids and most eubacteria is catalyzed by 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS), a recently described transketolase-like enzyme. (PMID 11708793) In the MEP pathway, 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol is formed from 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) and CTP in a reaction catalyzed by a 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol synthase (IspD). (PMID 17921290) (E)-4-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate synthase (GcpE), which catalyzes the conversion of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol cyclodiphosphate (MEcPP) into (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate (HMBPP), is an essential enzyme of the non-mevalonate (2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP)) pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis. (E)-4-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate synthase (GcpE), which catalyzes the conversion of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol cyclodiphosphate (MEcPP) into (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate (HMBPP), is an essential enzyme of the non-mevalonate (2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP)) pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis. (PMID 15792953) Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmtB is a member of the MEP/Amt family of ammonia transporters found in archaea, eubacteria, fungi, plants and animals. (PMID 12753193)
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate
  • 2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphoric acid
  • MeEry4P
  • MEP
Chemical Formula: C5H11O7P
Average Molecular Weight: 214.1104
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 214.024239218
InChI Key: XMWHRVNVKDKBRG-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI:InChI=1S/C5H13O7P/c1-5(8,3-6)4(7)2-12-13(9,10)11/h4,6-8H,2-3H2,1H3,(H2,9,10,11)/p-2
CAS number: Not Available
IUPAC Name:2-methyl-4-(phosphonatooxy)butane-1,2,3-triol
Traditional IUPAC Name: 2-methyl-4-(phosphonatooxy)butane-1,2,3-triol
SMILES:CC(O)(CO)C(O)COP([O-])([O-])=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic phosphoric acids. These are organic compounds containing phosphoric acid, with the general structure OP(O)(=O)O.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganophosphorus compounds
Class Organic phosphoric acids and derivatives
Sub ClassOrganic phosphoric acids
Direct Parent Organic phosphoric acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Alkyl phosphate
  • Sugar alcohol
  • Phosphoric acid ester
  • Organic phosphate
  • Tertiary alcohol
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Polyol
  • 1,2-diol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Organic anion
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Not Available
Charge:-2
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility69.3 mg/mLALOGPS
logP-1.7ALOGPS
logP-2.3ChemAxon
logS-0.56ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)1.49ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.1ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count6ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area133.11 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count5ChemAxon
Refractivity39.75 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability17.45 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-014i-3690000000-d0b7fb289c6b994959deView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-05r0-9620000000-a5a09bf76b4b8bed79feView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0zi9-9500000000-c9015d790fd38a9c3cf4View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-03di-9280000000-aeda3ccd29e3f3c2949eView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-024i-9320000000-f802f0653f7dfd9ba90aView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0ab9-9000000000-14d890f5ef9a55974319View in MoNA
References
References:
  • Blauwkamp, T. A., Ninfa, A. J. (2003). "Antagonism of PII signalling by the AmtB protein of Escherichia coli." Mol Microbiol 48:1017-1028. Pubmed: 12753193
  • Eoh, H., Brown, A. C., Buetow, L., Hunter, W. N., Parish, T., Kaur, D., Brennan, P. J., Crick, D. C. (2007). "Characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol synthase: potential for drug development." J Bacteriol 189:8922-8927. Pubmed: 17921290
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • Okada, K., Hase, T. (2005). "Cyanobacterial non-mevalonate pathway: (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate synthase interacts with ferredoxin in Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1." J Biol Chem 280:20672-20679. Pubmed: 15792953
  • Querol, J., Rodriguez-Concepcion, M., Boronat, A., Imperial, S. (2001). "Essential role of residue H49 for activity of Escherichia coli 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase, the enzyme catalyzing the first step of the 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate pathway for isoprenoid Synthesis." Biochem Biophys Res Commun 289:155-160. Pubmed: 11708793
  • van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25. Pubmed: 17765195
  • Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948. Pubmed: 18331064
Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
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CHEBI ID17764
HMDB IDNot Available
Pubchem Compound ID21896402
Kegg IDC11434
ChemSpider ID10645747
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc ID2-C-METHYL-D-ERYTHRITOL-4-PHOSPHATE
EcoCyc ID2-C-METHYL-D-ERYTHRITOL-4-PHOSPHATE