Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate

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Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraen-1-yl trihydrogen diphosphate
Other names
geranylgeranyl diphosphate
trans-geranylgeranyl diphosphate
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
IUPHAR/BPS
MeSH geranylgeranyl+pyrophosphate
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C20H36O7P2/c1-17(2)9-6-10-18(3)11-7-12-19(4)13-8-14-20(5)15-16-26-29(24,25)27-28(21,22)23/h9,11,13,15H,6-8,10,12,14,16H2,1-5H3,(H,24,25)(H2,21,22,23)/b18-11+,19-13+,20-15+ checkY
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  • InChI=1/C20H36O7P2/c1-17(2)9-6-10-18(3)11-7-12-19(4)13-8-14-20(5)15-16-26-29(24,25)27-28(21,22)23/h9,11,13,15H,6-8,10,12,14,16H2,1-5H3,(H,24,25)(H2,21,22,23)/b18-11+,19-13+,20-15+
    Key: OINNEUNVOZHBOX-QIRCYJPOBR
  • O=P(O)(O)OP(=O)(O)OC/C=C(/CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)C)C
Properties
C20H36O7P2
Molar mass 450.449 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of diterpenes and diterpenoids.[1] It is also the precursor to carotenoids, gibberellins, tocopherols, and chlorophylls.

It is also a precursor to geranylgeranylated proteins, which is its primary use in human cells.[2]

It is formed from farnesyl pyrophosphate by the addition of an isoprene unit from isopentenyl pyrophosphate.

In

spermatozoa
(sperm).

Related compounds

References

  1. ISBN 978-3-540-66573-1
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  2. S2CID 27913789
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