Adenosine monophosphate
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| IUPAC name
5′-Adenylic acid | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-Amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl dihydrogen phosphate | |
| Other names
Adenosine 5'-monophosphate Vitamin B8 | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.455 |
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| MeSH | Adenosine+monophosphate |
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| Properties | |
| C10H14N5O7P | |
| Molar mass | 347.22 g/mol |
| Appearance | white crystalline powder |
| Density | 2.32 g/mL |
| Melting point | 178 to 185 °C (352 to 365 °F; 451 to 458 K) |
| Boiling point | 798.5 °C (1,469.3 °F; 1,071.7 K) |
| Acidity (pKa) | 0.9, 3.8, 6.1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Adenosine monophosphate (AMP), also known as 5'-adenylic acid, is a nucleotide. AMP consists of a phosphate group, the sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine. It is an ester of phosphoric acid and the nucleoside adenosine. As a substituent it takes the form of the prefix adenylyl-.
AMP plays an important role in many cellular metabolic processes, being interconverted to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP), as well as allosterically activating enzymes such as myophosphorylase-b. AMP is also a component in the synthesis of RNA. AMP is present in all known forms of life.