7363. Phosphoserine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 407-41-0
Serine dihydrogen phosphate (ester); serine phosphate; O-phospho-dl-serine.
C3H8NO6P; mol wt 185.07.
C 19.47%, H 4.36%, N 7.57%, O 51.87%, P 16.74%.

Description and references

Prepn: Neuhaus, Korkes, Biochem. Prep. 6, 75 (1958); D. M. Theodoropoulos, J. Chem. Soc. 1960, 5257. Other methods of prepn and isoln from protein hydrolysates: Greenstein, Winitz, Chemistry of the Amino Acids (Wiley, New York, 1961), passim. Crystal structure: G. H. McCallum, Nature 184, 1863 (1959).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from ethanol + ether, mp 166-167° (dec).

Note

Used in combination with l-glutamine and vitamin B12 as a roborant: Fosforina B12, Vitasprint B12.