Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:24:17 UTC
Update Date2024-10-15 19:59:53 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0029487
Metabolite Identification
Common NamePhosphoenolpyruvic acid
DescriptionPhosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) plays a key role in many metabolic reactions. It has a high energy phosphate bond, and is involved in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. In glycolysis, PEP is formed by the action of the enzyme enolase on 2-phosphoglycerate. Metabolism of PEP to pyruvate by pyruvate kinase (PK) generates 1 molecule of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) via substrate-level phosphorylation. ATP is one of the major currencies of chemical energy within cells. In gluconeogenesis, PEP is formed from the decarboxylation of oxaloacetate and hydrolysis of 1 guanosine triphosphate molecule. This reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK). This reaction is a rate-limiting step in gluconeogenesis. (wikipedia)
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
2-(Phosphonooxy)-2-propenoic acidChEBI
2-PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVIC ACIDChEBI
PEPChEBI
PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATEChEBI
2-(Phosphonooxy)-2-propenoateGenerator
2-PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVateGenerator
2-Hydroxy-acrylic acid dihydrogen phosphateHMDB
2-Phosphonooxyprop-2-enoateHMDB
2-Phosphonooxyprop-2-enoic acidHMDB
p-enol-PyruvateHMDB
PEP (phosphate)HMDB
Phosphoenolpyruvic acidHMDB
Molecular FormulaC3H5O6P
Average Mass168.042
Monoisotopic Mass167.982374404
IUPAC Name2-(phosphonooxy)prop-2-enoic acid
Traditional Namephosphoenolpyruvic acid
CAS Registry Number138-08-9
SMILES
OC(=O)C(=C)OP(O)(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C3H5O6P/c1-2(3(4)5)9-10(6,7)8/h1H2,(H,4,5)(H2,6,7,8)
InChI KeyDTBNBXWJWCWCIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N