2-Phosphoglyceric acid

2-Phosphoglyceric acid
Names
IUPAC name
3-hydroxy-2-phosphonooxypropanoic acid
Other names
2PG
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C3H7O7P/c4-1-2(3(5)6)10-11(7,8)9/h2,4H,1H2,(H,5,6)(H2,7,8,9) checkY
    Key: GXIURPTVHJPJLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C3H7O7P/c4-1-2(3(5)6)10-11(7,8)9/h2,4H,1H2,(H,5,6)(H2,7,8,9)
    Key: GXIURPTVHJPJLF-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • C(C(C(=O)O)OP(=O)(O)O)O
  • O=P(O)(O)OC(C(=O)O)CO
Properties
C3H7O7P
Molar mass 186.06 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Phosphoglyceric acid (2PG), or 2-phosphoglycerate, is a glyceric acid which serves as the substrate in the ninth step of glycolysis. It is catalyzed by enolase into phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), the penultimate step in the conversion of glucose to pyruvate.