MOLECULE

2-Phospho-D-glyceric acid

2-Phospho-D-glyceric acid, also known as 2-phospho-D-glycerate or D-glycerate 2-phosphate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives are compounds containing a saccharide unit which bears a carboxylic acid group. 2-Phospho-D-glyceric acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 2-Phospho-D-glyceric acid exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Within humans, 2-phospho-D-glyceric acid participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, 2-phospho-D-glyceric acid can be biosynthesized from 3-phosphoglyceric acid; which is mediated by the enzyme phosphoglycerate mutase 2. In addition, 2-phospho-D-glyceric acid can be converted into phosphoenolpyruvic acid through the action of the enzyme Alpha-enolase. In humans, 2-phospho-D-glyceric acid is involved in the metabolic disorder called the glycogen storage disease type 1A (gsd1a) or von gierke disease pathway. Outside of the human body, 2-Phospho-D-glyceric acid has been detected, but not quantified in, rices. This could make 2-phospho-D-glyceric acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. A 2-Phospho-D-glyceric acid in which the glyceric acid moiety has D (R) configuration. 2-Phospho-D-glyceric acid is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.