Inositol trisphosphate

1D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate

The inositol trisphosphate trianion
Names
IUPAC name
[(1R,2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2,3,5-trihydroxy-4,6-diphosphonooxycyclohexyl] dihydrogen phosphate
Other names
IP3; Triphosphoinositol; Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H15O15P3/c7-1-2(8)5(20-23(13,14)15)6(21-24(16,17)18)3(9)4(1)19-22(10,11)12/h1-9H,(H2,10,11,12)(H2,13,14,15)(H2,16,17,18)/t1-,2+,3+,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1
    Key: MMWCIQZXVOZEGG-XJTPDSDZSA-N
  • InChI=1/C6H15O15P3/c7-1-2(8)5(20-23(13,14)15)6(21-24(16,17)18)3(9)4(1)19-22(10,11)12/h1-9H,(H2,10,11,12)(H2,13,14,15)(H2,16,17,18)/t1-,2+,3+,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1
    Key: MMWCIQZXVOZEGG-XJTPDSDZBF
  • [C@H]1([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]1OP(=O)(O)O)O)OP(=O)(O)O)OP(=O)(O)O)O)O
Properties
C6H15O15P3
Molar mass 420.096 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Inositol trisphosphate or inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate abbreviated InsP3 or Ins3P or IP3 is an inositol phosphate signaling molecule. It is made by hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), a phospholipid that is located in the plasma membrane, by phospholipase C (PLC). Together with diacylglycerol (DAG), IP3 is a second messenger molecule used in signal transduction in biological cells. While DAG stays inside the membrane, IP3 is soluble and diffuses through the cell, where it binds to its receptor, which is a calcium channel located in the endoplasmic reticulum. When IP3 binds its receptor, calcium is released into the cytosol, thereby activating various calcium regulated intracellular signals.