HMP-PP

Uses

(4-Amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl Trihydrogen Diphosphate is a useful reagent in the enzymatic biosynthesis of Thiamin I.

Definition

ChEBI: 4-amino-2-methyl-5-diphosphooxymethylpyrimidine is an aminopyrimidine that is pyrimidin-4-amine substituted by a methyl group at position 2 and a diphosphooxymethyl group at position 5. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is an aminopyrimidine and an alkyl diphosphate. It is a conjugate acid of a 4-amino-2-methyl-5-diphosphonatooxymethylpyrimidine(3-).