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Farnesyl pyrophosphate ammonium salt

methanol:ammonia solution, ≥95% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

3,7,11-Trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-yl pyrophosphate ammonium salt, FPP

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H37N3O7P2
CAS Number:
13058-04-3
Molecular Weight:
433.42
MDL number:
MFCD00189688
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
24894923
NACRES:
NA.83

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95% (TLC)

form

methanol:ammonia solution

packaging

vial of 200 μg

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

C\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\COP(O)(=O)OP(O)(O)=O

InChI

1S/C15H28O7P2/c1-13(2)7-5-8-14(3)9-6-10-15(4)11-12-21-24(19,20)22-23(16,17)18/h7,9,11H,5-6,8,10,12H2,1-4H3,(H,19,20)(H2,16,17,18)/b14-9+,15-11+

InChI key

VWFJDQUYCIWHTN-YFVJMOTDSA-N

Gene Information

rat ... Fnta(25318)

General description

Farnesyl pyrophosphate is a 15-carbon isoprenoid synthesized from geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP) by the action of enzyme farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FPPS).

Application

Farnesyl pyrophosphate ammonium salt has been used:
  • as a prenylation agonist in human osteogenic sarcoma cells in collagen-based cell invasion assays
  • in the prenylation of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs)
  • as a substrate in prenyltransferases assay in diatom Haslea ostrearia

Biochem/physiol Actions

Farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) is the precursor for the biosynthesis of cholesterol, ubiquinone and dolicol. It is part of the intracellular mevalonate pathway. FPP is essential for cell survival and is used for prenylation of several low molecular mass G proteins, including Ras. Inhibition of prenylation results in loss of oncogenic potential of Ras proteins. Inhibition of prenylation may serve as therapeutic potential for management of synaptic plasticity and Alzheimer′s disease.

Physical form

Solution in methanol: 10mM aqueous NH4OH (7:3)
Actual concentration given on label

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 1

Target Organs

Eyes,Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

60.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

16 °C

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Protein prenylation and synaptic plasticity: implications for Alzheimer?s disease
Hottman DA and Li L
Molecular Neurobiology, 50(1), 177-185 (2014)
John M Sanders et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 48(8), 2957-2963 (2005-04-15)
We report the design, synthesis and testing of a series of novel bisphosphonates, pyridinium-1-yl-hydroxy-bisphosphonates, based on the results of comparative molecular similarity indices analysis and pharmacophore modeling studies of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) inhibition, human Vgamma2Vdelta2 T cell activation and
Structural characterization of substrate and inhibitor binding to farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Schmidberger JW, et al.
Acta Crystallographica Section D, Biological Crystallography, 71(3), 721-731 (2015)
Protein prenylation: enzymes, therapeutics, and biotechnology applications
Palsuledesai CC and Distefano MD
ACS Chemical Biology, 10(1), 51-62 (2014)
Chantal Brämer et al.
Biotechnology progress, 35(4), e2812-e2812 (2019-04-02)
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