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α-D-Glucose 1-phosphate dipotassium salt hydrate

≥99% (HPLC), BioXtra

Synonym(s):

α-D-Glucopyranose 1-phosphate, Cori ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H11K2O9P · xH2O
CAS Number:
1233690-06-6
Molecular Weight:
336.32 (anhydrous basis)
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
24895267
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

synthetic

product line

BioXtra

Assay

≥99% (HPLC)

form

powder

impurities

glucose and starch, essentially free

color

white to off-white

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

cation traces

K: 20.4-26.1% (ICP)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[K+].[K+].[H]O[H].OC[C@H]1O[C@H](OP([O-])([O-])=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

InChI

1S/C6H13O9P.2K.H2O/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(14-2)15-16(11,12)13;;;/h2-10H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13);;;1H2/q;2*+1;/p-2/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6-;;;/m1.../s1

InChI key

VOQGDSVKCMGEFO-FBNUBEQJSA-L

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General description

α-D-Glucose 1-phosphate is the α-anomeric form of glucose which contains a phosphate group on the primary carbon. It can be converted into the deoxysugar CDP-glucose by the enzyme α-D-Glucose-1-phosphate cytidylyltransferase.

Linkage

Formerly listed as Grade V.

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Nicole M Koropatkin et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 279(42), 44023-44029 (2004-08-05)
Dideoxysugars, which display biological activities ranging from mediating cell-cell interactions to serving as components in some antibiotics, are synthesized in various organisms via complex biochemical pathways that begin with the attachment of alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate to either CTP or dTTP. Here
Ting Yang et al.
The Biochemical journal, 429(3), 533-543 (2010-05-21)
The diverse types of glycoconjugates synthesized by trypanosomatid parasites are unique compared with the host cells. These glycans are required for the parasite survival, invasion or evasion of the host immune system. Synthesis of those glycoconjugates requires a constant supply
Stanley A Blumenthal
Perspectives in biology and medicine, 55(2), 236-249 (2012-05-31)
In 1945, Earl Sutherland (1915-1974) [corrected] and associates began studies of the mechanism of hormone-induced glycogen breakdown in the liver. In 1956, their efforts culminated in the identification of cyclic AMP, an ancient molecule generated in many cell types in
Bijay Singh et al.
Protein engineering, design & selection : PEDS, 25(4), 179-187 (2012-02-16)
Two similar genes, dnmL and rmbA in Streptomyces peucetius, which encode for glucose-1-phosphate (G-1-P) thymidylyltransferases were expressed in Escherichia coli under similar conditions. While RmbA was expressed in soluble form, DnmL was found as insoluble aggregates in inclusion bodies. The
Daniel Decker et al.
Phytochemistry, 79, 39-45 (2012-05-04)
UDP-Glc pyrophosphorylase (UGPase) is an essential enzyme responsible for production of UDP-Glc, which is used in hundreds of glycosylation reactions involving addition of Glc to a variety of compounds. In this study, barley UGPase was characterized with respect to effects
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