Compound
glycerol 2-phosphate
Dianion of glycerol 2-phosphate arising from deprotonation of the phosphate OH groups; major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:58083), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, anion
- Formula
- C3H7O6P
- Mass
- 170.057 g/mol
- Charge
- -2
- InChIKey
- DHCLVCXQIBBOPH-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- SMILES
- O=P([O-])([O-])OC(CO)CO
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
6 statements
6 statements · 2 reference databases · Subject: glycerol 2-phosphate · Sources: Human-GEM, Rhea
- glycerol 2-phosphate is converted to CHEBI:15978CompoundHuman-GEM MAR09958Inferred only
- CHEBI:15978 is converted to glycerol 2-phosphateCompoundHuman-GEM MAR09958Inferred only
- glycerol 2-phosphate is converted to glycerolCompoundRhea RHEA:13105Inferred only
- glycerol is converted to glycerol 2-phosphateCompoundRhea RHEA:13105Inferred only
- glycerol 2-phosphate is a substrate of IMPA1ProteinRhea RHEA:13105Inferred only
- glycerol 2-phosphate is a substrate of IMPA2ProteinRhea RHEA:13105Inferred only
Reactions
6 reactions
water+sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholinecholine+proton+glycerol 2-phosphate
Catalysed by GPCPD1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 3.1.4.2GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR09951CC BY 4.0Reference data
glycerol 2-phosphateCHEBI:15978
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 3.1.1.4GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR09958CC BY 4.0Reference data
2proton+glycerol 2-phosphate2proton+glycerol 2-phosphate
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedGO:0005829, GO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR10359CC BY 4.0Reference data
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableGO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR10435CC BY 4.0Reference data
glycerol 2-phosphate+waterglycerol+hydrogenphosphate
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:13105CC BY 4.0Reference data
glycerol 2-phosphate+ATP(4-)+waterglycerol 2-phosphate+ADP(3-)+hydrogenphosphate+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:34759CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: glycerol 2-phosphate
- Also called
- 2-(phosphonatooxy)propane-1,3-diolglycerol 2-phosphate dianion
- Systematic name
- 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl phosphate