Chemistry:Glycerol 2-phosphate

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Glycerol 2-phosphate
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,3-Dihydroxypropan-2-yl dihydrogen phosphate
Other names
1,2,3-Propanetriol, 2-(dihydrogen phosphate)
Glycerol 2-phosphate
β-Glycerophosphate
β-Phosphoglycerol
BGP
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 241-228-2
KEGG
MeSH Beta-glycerophosphoric+acid
UNII
Properties
C3H9O6P
Molar mass 172.073 g·mol−1
Appearance forms colorless salts
Related compounds
Glycerol 1-phosphate
Glycerol 3-phosphate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Glycerol 2-phosphate is the conjugate base of phosphoric ester of glycerol. It is commonly known as β-glycerophosphate or BGP. Unlike glycerol 1-phosphate and glycerol 3-phosphate, this isomer is not chiral. It is also less common.

Applications

β-Glycerophosphate is an inhibitor of the enzyme serine-threonine phosphatase. It is often used in combination with other phosphatase/protease inhibitors for broad spectrum inhibition.[1][2]

β-Glycerophosphate is also used to drive osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stem cells in vitro.[3]

β-Glycerophosphate is used to buffer M17 media for Lactococcus culture in recombinant protein expression.[4]

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