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|description='''Glycerophosphate''' (synonym: α-glycerophosphat; glycerol-3-phosphate; C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>9</sub>O<sub>6</sub>P) is an organophosphate and it is a component of glycerophospholipids. [[Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase|Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase]] oxidizes glycerophosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate. See also [ | |description='''Glycerophosphate''' (synonym: α-glycerophosphat; glycerol-3-phosphate; C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>9</sub>O<sub>6</sub>P) is an organophosphate and it is a component of glycerophospholipids. [[Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase|Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase]] oxidizes glycerophosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol_3-phosphate_shuttle glycerol phosphate shuttle]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:08, 18 May 2012
Description
Glycerophosphate (synonym: α-glycerophosphat; glycerol-3-phosphate; C3H9O6P) is an organophosphate and it is a component of glycerophospholipids. Glycerophosphate dehydrogenase oxidizes glycerophosphate to dihydroxyacetone phosphate. See also glycerol phosphate shuttle.
Abbreviation: Gp
MitoPedia topics:
Substrate and metabolite
Comment:
Sigma does not sell DL-alpha-glycerophosphate disodium salt hexahydrate (FW = 324.1; Sigma G-2138) any more (personal communication with Drahota Zdenek, Dept. of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Rep.)!
- → they prepare a 1 M stock solution and the final concentration in 2 ml O2k-chamber is 10 mM