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IUPAC name
3-hydroxy-2-phosphonooxypropanoic acid
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Other names
2PG
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3D model (JSmol)
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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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.