MOLECULE

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, also known as fosfructose or SR-FDP, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hexose phosphates. These are carbohydrate derivatives containing a hexose substituted by one or more phosphate groups. Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. Within humans, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate can be converted into fructose 6-phosphate through the action of the enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1. In addition, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate can be converted into dihydroxyacetone phosphate and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate; which is catalyzed by the enzyme fructose-bisphosphate aldolase a. In humans, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is involved in the metabolic disorder called the glycogen storage disease type 1A (gsd1a) or von gierke disease pathway. Outside of the human body, Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as rices, peach (var.), other soy products, celery leaves, and white lupines. This could make fructose 1,6-bisphosphate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. A D-fructofuranose 1,6-bisphosphate with a beta-configuration at the anomeric position. Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.