OPE

2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate

1071-23-4 C2H8NO4P

Properties

OPE molecular structure
CAS Number
1071-23-4
Formula
C2H8NO4P
Molecular Weight
141.06 g/mol
IUPAC Name
2-aminoethyl dihydrogen phosphate
InChI Key
SUHOOTKUPISOBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Also Known As

O-Phosphorylethanolamine O-Phosphoethanolamine Phosphorylethanolamine phosphoethanolamine Colamine phosphate ethanolamine phosphate Ethanolamine O-phosphate Phosphonoethanolamine Phosphorylcolamine Mono(2-aminoethyl) phosphate

Description

O-phosphoethanolamine is the ethanolamine mono-ester of phosphoric acid, and a metabolite of phospholipid metabolism. This phosphomonoester shows strong structural similarity to the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, and is decreased in post-mortem Alzheimer's disease brain. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a phosphoethanolamine and a primary amino compound. It is a conjugate acid of an O-phosphonatoethanaminium(1-).

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