Phosphate is an inorganic compounds. It is a essential nutrient, found in many organic compounds including nucleic acids and lipids. Abundance of it has also been seen to promote cyanobacterial proliferation. It also promotes the forming of bones in the form of minerals in the apatite family.
ChEBI: A phosphate ion that is the conjugate base of hydrogenphosphate.
Phosphates derived out of orthophosphoric acid are
called orthophosphates. The most common phosphates
are calcium dihydrogen phosphate [Ca(H2PO4)4],
or single superphosphate and diammonium
hydrogen phosphate (NH4)2HPO4 or DAP.
