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Preferred IUPAC name (2E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl trihydrogen diphosphate | |
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MeSH | Geranyl+pyrophosphate |
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C10H17O7P2 | |
Molar mass | 311.19 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP), also known as geranyl diphosphate (GDP), is the pyrophosphate ester of the terpenoid geraniol. Its salts are colorless. It is a precursor to many thousands of natural products. [1]
GPP is an intermediate in the isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway that produces longer prenyl chains such as farnesyl pyrophosphate and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate as well as many terpenes. [2] It can be prepared in the laboratory from geraniol. [3]
Intracellularly produced GPP has been shown to be toxic to the bacteria E. coli at moderate doses. [4]
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