Compound

phosphate(3-)

Inorganic salts of phosphoric acid.

Definition from MeSH (D010710), National Library of Medicine, read 2026-09-23. NLM revises MeSH; this copy may not reflect its current record.

CHEBI:18367ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of phosphate(3-) — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Inorganic compound, anion
Formula: O4P
Mass: 94.97 g/mol
Charge: -3
InChIKey: NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES: O=P([O-])([O-])[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

Reactions

857 reactions

A common cofactor or currency species. Appears in 857 reactions — see the full list.

Other names

12 names

Resolves to: phosphate(3-)

Also called: [PO4](3-)[PO4]3−OrthophosphatePhosphatePHOSPHATE IONPO4(3-)PO43−
Systematic name: tetraoxidophosphate(3-)tetraoxidophosphate(3−)tetraoxophosphate(3-)tetraoxophosphate(3−)tetraoxophosphate(V)