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Isopentenyl pyrophosphate trilithium salt

≥95.0% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

3-Methyl-3-butenyl pyrophosphate trilithium salt, IPP

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H9Li3O7P2
CAS Number:
18687-43-9
Molecular Weight:
263.89
MDL number:
MFCD17215950
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
PubChem Substance ID:
329747035
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95.0% (TLC)

form

powder

impurities

≤10% water

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[Li+].[Li+].[Li+].CC(=C)CCOP([O-])(=O)OP([O-])([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C5H12O7P2.3Li/c1-5(2)3-4-11-14(9,10)12-13(6,7)8;;;/h1,3-4H2,2H3,(H,9,10)(H2,6,7,8);;;/q;3*+1/p-3

InChI key

ZJGSIAARCDPUSN-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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General description

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate trilithium salt (3-Methyl-3-butenyl pyrophosphate trilithium salt, IPP) is the lithium salt of isopentenyl pyrophosphate. It is an intermediate formed during the biosynthesis of polyisoprenoid compounds. It can be synthesized from isopentenol in a three step process. Mevalonic acid can be converted to isopentenyl pyrophosphate in an ATP-dependent process. Melavonate and isopentenyl pyrophosphate are incorporated into rubber by Hevea brasiliensis latex.

Application

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) may be used as a substrate to study the distribution, characterization and kinetics of isopentenyl-diphosphate isomerase(s). IPP is used to study the biosynthesis of isoprenoids/terpenoids. Isopentenyl pyrophosphate may be used in rubber synthesis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Intermediate in terpene biosynthesis

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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The biosynthesis of rubber. Incorporation of mevalonate and isopentenyl pyrophosphate into rubber by Hevea brasiliensis-latex fractions.
B L Archer et al.
The Biochemical journal, 89(3), 565-574 (1963-12-01)
Kazunori Okada
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 75(7), 1219-1225 (2011-07-09)
Plants synthesize isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) via the mevalonate pathway and the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway. IPP is condensed to its allylic isomer, dimethylallyl diphosphate, to yield geranylgeranyl diphosphate, a common precursor for the production of cyclic diterpenoids. Studies of subcellular
Venkatadurga Jonnalagadda et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(15), 6568-6570 (2012-04-05)
The E. coli isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) catalyzed reaction of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) in D(2)O gives a 66% yield of dimethylallyl diphosphate labeled with deuterium at the (E)-methyl group (d-DMAPP) and a 34% yield of IPP labeled with 1 mol
Nagendra K Sharma et al.
Biochemistry, 49(29), 6228-6233 (2010-06-22)
Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI) catalyzes the interconversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), the basic five-carbon building blocks of isoprenoid molecules. Two structurally unrelated classes of IDIs are known. Type I IPP isomerase (IDI-1) utilizes a divalent metal
New aspects of rubber biosynthesis.
Archer B L and Audrey B G
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 94, 181-196 (1987)
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