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Metabolite IDPAMDB000210
Identification
Name: Farnesyl pyrophosphate
Description:Farnesyl pyrophosphate is an intermediate in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes and terpenoids. -- Wikipedia
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • ω,E,E-farnesyl diphosphate
  • ω,e,e-farnesyl diphosphate
  • ω,e,e-farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • (2E,6E)-Farnesyl diphosphate
  • (2E,6E)-Farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • (2E,6E)-Farnesyl pyrophosphate
  • (2E,6E)-Farnesyl pyrophosphoric acid
  • (E,E)-farnesyl diphosphate
  • (all-E)-Farnesyl diphosphate
  • (all-e)-Farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • (E,E)-Farnesyl diphosphate
  • (e,e)-Farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • (E,E)-Farnesyl pyrophosphate
  • (e,e)-Farnesyl pyrophosphoric acid
  • 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl diphosphate
  • 2-trans,6-trans-Farnesyl diphosphate
  • 2-trans,6-trans-Farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • 2-trans,6-trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphate
  • 2-trans,6-trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphoric acid
  • all-trans-farnesyl diphosphate
  • trans, trans-farnesyl diphosphate
  • All-trans-farnesyl diphosphate
  • all-trans-Farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • All-trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphate
  • all-trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphoric acid
  • Farnesyl diphosphate
  • Farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • Farnesyl pyrophosphate
  • Farnesyl pyrophosphoric acid
  • Farnesyl-PP
  • FPP
  • Omega,E,E-farnesyl diphosphate
  • Omega,e,e-farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • Trans, trans-Farnesyl diphosphate
  • trans, trans-Farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • Trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphate
  • trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphoric acid
  • Trans-trans-Farnesyl diphosphate
  • trans-trans-Farnesyl diphosphoric acid
  • Trans-trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphate
  • trans-trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphoric acid
Chemical Formula: C15H28O7P2
Average Molecular Weight: 382.3261
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 382.131026274
InChI Key: VWFJDQUYCIWHTN-YFVJMOTDSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C15H28O7P2/c1-13(2)7-5-8-14(3)9-6-10-15(4)11-12-21-24(19,20)22-23(16,17)18/h7,9,11H,5-6,8,10,12H2,1-4H3,(H,19,20)(H2,16,17,18)/b14-9+,15-11+
CAS number: 13058-04-3
IUPAC Name:{[hydroxy({[(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-yl]oxy})phosphoryl]oxy}phosphonic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: farnesyl diphosphate
SMILES:CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\COP(O)(=O)OP(O)(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sesquiterpenoids. These are terpenes with three consecutive isoprene units.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
Class Prenol lipids
Sub ClassSesquiterpenoids
Direct Parent Sesquiterpenoids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Farsesane sesquiterpenoid
  • Sesquiterpenoid
  • Organic pyrophosphate
  • Isoprenoid phosphate
  • Monoalkyl phosphate
  • Alkyl phosphate
  • Phosphoric acid ester
  • Organic phosphoric acid derivative
  • Organic phosphate
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:-2
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.0807 mg/mLALOGPS
logP2.4ALOGPS
logP3.62ChemAxon
logS-3.7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)1.77ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area113.29 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count11ChemAxon
Refractivity96.73 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability37.94 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Membrane
Reactions:
Pathways:
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MSNot Available
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0pc0-1469000000-e3fd27c0418d0977f84eView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-6791000000-1ca128d2b96287a5b2f1View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0q29-9820000000-3277fbdf16e288ab1142View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-001i-0409000000-f8bbf786ee9d33cb48d4View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-004i-9501000000-8d060d3ceac94de45b8dView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-004i-9000000000-a265a369e6802359a7dfView in MoNA
References
References:
  • Argmann CA, Edwards JY, Sawyez CG, O'Neil CH, Hegele RA, Pickering JG, Huff MW: Regulation of macrophage cholesterol efflux through hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition: a role for RhoA in ABCA1-mediated cholesterol efflux. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 10;280(23):22212-21. Epub 2005 Apr 6. Pubmed: 15817453
  • Fukuchi J, Song C, Ko AL, Liao S: Transcriptional regulation of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase by liver X receptors. Steroids. 2003 Sep;68(7-8):685-91. Pubmed: 12957674
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • Notarnicola M, Messa C, Cavallini A, Bifulco M, Tecce MF, Eletto D, Di Leo A, Montemurro S, Laezza C, Caruso MG: Higher farnesyl diphosphate synthase activity in human colorectal cancer inhibition of cellular apoptosis. Oncology. 2004;67(5-6):351-8. Pubmed: 15713990
  • Reigard SA, Zahn TJ, Haworth KB, Hicks KA, Fierke CA, Gibbs RA: Interplay of isoprenoid and peptide substrate specificity in protein farnesyltransferase. Biochemistry. 2005 Aug 23;44(33):11214-23. Pubmed: 16101305
  • Saisho Y, Morimoto A, Umeda T: Determination of farnesyl pyrophosphate in dog and human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Anal Biochem. 1997 Oct 1;252(1):89-95. Pubmed: 9324945
  • Sanders JM, Song Y, Chan JM, Zhang Y, Jennings S, Kosztowski T, Odeh S, Flessner R, Schwerdtfeger C, Kotsikorou E, Meints GA, Gomez AO, Gonzalez-Pacanowska D, Raker AM, Wang H, van Beek ER, Papapoulos SE, Morita CT, Oldfield E: Pyridinium-1-yl bisphosphonates are potent inhibitors of farnesyl diphosphate synthase and bone resorption. J Med Chem. 2005 Apr 21;48(8):2957-63. Pubmed: 15828834
  • Shellman YG, Ribble D, Miller L, Gendall J, Vanbuskirk K, Kelly D, Norris DA, Dellavalle RP: Lovastatin-induced apoptosis in human melanoma cell lines. Melanoma Res. 2005 Apr;15(2):83-9. Pubmed: 15846140
  • Tacer KF, Haugen TB, Baltsen M, Debeljak N, Rozman D: Tissue-specific transcriptional regulation of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway leads to accumulation of testis meiosis-activating sterol (T-MAS). J Lipid Res. 2002 Jan;43(1):82-9. Pubmed: 11792726
  • van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25. Pubmed: 17765195
Synthesis Reference: Castillo-Bocanegra, Rafael. Synthesis and biological activity of farnesyl pyrophosphate analogs. (1977), 193 pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
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CHEBI ID17407
HMDB IDHMDB00961
Pubchem Compound ID445713
Kegg IDC00448
ChemSpider ID393270
WikipediaFarnesyl pyrophosphate
BioCyc IDFARNESYL-PP
EcoCyc IDFARNESYL-PP
Ligand ExpoFPP

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in isoprenoid biosynthetic process
Specific function:
Geranyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate
Gene Name:
ispA
Locus Tag:
PA4043
Molecular weight:
31.5 kDa
Reactions
Geranyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate.
General function:
Involved in transferase activity, transferring alkyl or aryl (other than methyl) groups
Specific function:
Generates undecaprenyl pyrophosphate (UPP) from isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP). UPP is the precursor of glycosyl carrier lipid in the biosynthesis of bacterial cell wall polysaccharide components such as peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccharide
Gene Name:
uppS
Locus Tag:
PA3652
Molecular weight:
28 kDa
Reactions
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + 8 isopentenyl diphosphate = 8 diphosphate + di-trans,octa-cis-undecaprenyl diphosphate.
General function:
Involved in isoprenoid biosynthetic process
Specific function:
Supplies octaprenyl diphosphate, the precursor for the side chain of the isoprenoid quinones ubiquinone and menaquinone
Gene Name:
ispB
Locus Tag:
PA4569
Molecular weight:
34.9 kDa
Reactions
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + 5 isopentenyl diphosphate = 5 diphosphate + all-trans-octaprenyl diphosphate.
General function:
Involved in protoheme IX farnesyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Converts heme B (protoheme IX) to heme O by substitution of the vinyl group on carbon 2 of heme B porphyrin ring with a hydroxyethyl farnesyl side group
Gene Name:
cyoE
Locus Tag:
PA1321
Molecular weight:
31.8 kDa