Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:38:48 UTC
Update Date2024-10-13 11:52:12 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0029717
Metabolite Identification
Common Namebeta-D-Glucose 6-phosphate
DescriptionBeta-D-Glucose 6 phosphate (b-G6P) is the beta-anomer of glucose-6-phosphate. There are two anomers of glucose 6 phosphate, the alpha anomer and the beta anomer. Specifically, beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphate is glucose sugar phosphorylated on carbon 6. It is a very common metabolite in cells as the vast majority of glucose entering a cell will become phosphorylated in this way. The primary reason for the immediate phosphorylation of glucose is to prevent diffusion out of the cell. The phosphorylation adds a charged phosphate group so the glucose 6-phosphate cannot easily cross the cell membrane. b-G6P is involved in the glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate, and glycogen and sucrose metabolic pathways [Kegg ID: C01172]. Beta-D-Glucose 6 phosphate can be generated through beta-D-fructose phosphate or alpha-D-glucose 6 phosphate (via glucose-6-phosphate isomerase) or beta-D glucose (via hexokinase). It can then be sent off to the pentose phosphate pathway which generates the useful cofactor NADPH as well as ribulose 5-phosphate, a carbon source for the synthesis of other molecules. Alternately if the cell needs energy or carbon skeletons for synthesis then glucose 6-phosphate is targeted for glycolysis. A third route is to have glucose 6 phosphate stored or converted to glycogen.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
6-H2PO3glcbetaChEBI
6-O-Phosphono-beta-D-glucopyranoseChEBI
beta-D-Glucose 6-(dihydrogen phosphate)ChEBI
beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphic acidChEBI
BETA-D-GLUCOSE-6-phosphATEChEBI
6-O-Phosphono-b-D-glucopyranoseGenerator
6-O-Phosphono-β-D-glucopyranoseGenerator
b-D-Glucose 6-(dihydrogen phosphate)Generator
b-D-Glucose 6-(dihydrogen phosphoric acid)Generator
beta-D-Glucose 6-(dihydrogen phosphoric acid)Generator
Β-D-glucose 6-(dihydrogen phosphate)Generator
Β-D-glucose 6-(dihydrogen phosphoric acid)Generator
b-D-Glucose 6-phosphateGenerator
b-D-Glucose 6-phosphoric acidGenerator
beta-D-Glucose 6-phosphoric acidGenerator
Β-D-glucose 6-phosphateGenerator
Β-D-glucose 6-phosphoric acidGenerator
b-D-GLUCOSE-6-phosphateGenerator
b-D-GLUCOSE-6-phosphoric acidGenerator
beta-D-GLUCOSE-6-phosphoric acidGenerator
Β-D-glucose-6-phosphateGenerator
Β-D-glucose-6-phosphoric acidGenerator
Molecular FormulaC6H13O9P
Average Mass260.1358
Monoisotopic Mass260.029718526
IUPAC Name{[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy}phosphonic acid
Traditional Nameβ-D-glucose 6-phosphate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
O[C@@H]1O[C@H](COP(O)(O)=O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H13O9P/c7-3-2(1-14-16(11,12)13)15-6(10)5(9)4(3)8/h2-10H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1
InChI KeyNBSCHQHZLSJFNQ-VFUOTHLCSA-N