Phosphate

Phosphate

Names
Seestematic IUPAC name Phosphate
Identifiers
CAS Nummer	14265-44-2 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive eemage Interactive eemage Interactive eemage
Beilstein Reference	3903772
ChEBI	CHEBI:18367 Y
ChemSpider	1032 Y
Gmelin Reference	1997
MeSH	Phosphates
PubChem CID	1061
UNII	NK08V8K8HR Y
InChI InChI=1S/H3O4P/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H3,1,2,3,4)/p-3 Y Key: NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-K Y
SMILES [O-]P([O-])([O-])=O [O-]P(=O)([O-])[O-] O=P([O-])([O-])[O-]
Properties
Chemical formula	PO3− 4
Molar mass	94.9714 g mol−1
Except whaur itherwise notit, data are gien for materials in thair staundart state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

A phosphate (PO³⁻
₄) is an inorganic chemical an a saut o phosphoric acid. In organic chemistry, a phosphate, or organophosphate, is an ester o phosphoric acid. O the various phosphoric acids an phosphates, organic phosphates are important in biochemistry an biogeochemistry (ecology), an inorganic phosphates are mined tae obteen phosphorus for uise in agricultur an industry. At elevatit temperaturs in the solit state, phosphates can condense tae form pyrophosphates.

In biology, addin phosphates tae—an remuivin them frae—proteins in cells are baith pivotal in the regulation o metabolic processes. Referred tae as phosphorylation an dephosphorylation, respectively, thay are important ways that energy is stored an released in livin seestems.