Uses
DMAPP (Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate) is an isoprenoid precursor. DMAPP, as an isomer of isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP), exists in virtually all life forms[1].
Definition
ChEBI: A phosphoantigen comprising the O-pyrophosphate of prenol.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 46, p. 1967, 1981
DOI: 10.1021/jo00322a060
References
[1] Wang W, et al. Bioorganometallic chemistry with IspG and IspH: structure, function, and inhibition of the [Fe(4)S(4)] proteins involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014;53(17):4294-4310. DOI:
10.1002/anie.201306712
