Carbamoyl phosphate



Carbamoyl phosphate
Identifiers
CAS number 590-55-6
PubChem 278
MeSH Carbamoyl+phosphate
Properties
Molecular formula CH4NO5P
Molar mass 141.020 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Carbamoyl phosphate is an anion of biochemical significance. It is involved In ridding the body of excess pyrimidines.

It is produced from ATP. The synthesis is catalysed by the enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthase, as follows:

  • HCO3- + ATP --> ADP + HO-C(O)-OPO3-2 (carbonyl phosphate)
  • HO-C(O)-OPO3-2 + NH3 + OH- → HPO42- + -O-C(O)NH2 + H2O
  • -O-C(O)NH2 + ATP → ADP + H2NC(O)OPO32-

See also

References

  • Nelson, David L. and Michael M. Fox. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry fourth edition. W. H. Freeman and company New York. 
 
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