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Compounds formed from phosphate monomeric units
A polyphosphate is a salt or ester of polymeric oxyanions formed from tetrahedral PO4 (phosphate) structural units linked together by sharing oxygen atoms. Polyphosphates can adopt linear or a cyclic (also called, ring) structures. In biology, the polyphosphate esters ADP and ATP are involved in energy storage. A variety of polyphosphates find application in mineral sequestration in municipal waters, generally being present at 1 to 5 ppm. GTP, CTP, and UTP are also nucleotides important in the protein synthesis, lipid synthesis, and carbohydrate metabolism, respectively. Polyphosphates are also used as food additives, marked E452. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PolyphosphateA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Design of novel double-layer coated ammonium polyphosphate and its application in flame retardant thermoplastic polyurethanesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Inorganic polyphosphatesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Inorganic Polyphosphate: A Molecule of Many FunctionsCited 955 times
- Go sideways: PyrophosphateA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Phosphoric acids and phosphatesA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun any of a class of inorganic polymers containing linked phosphate groups; the low molecular weight polymers, such as sodium tripolyphosphate, are used in water softening and as food additives
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Inorganic Polyphosphate: A Molecule of Many Functions
Inorganic polyphosphate is needed for swimming, swarming, and twitching motilities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Inorganic Polyphosphate: Essential for Growth and Survival
Development of polyphosphate parameters for use with the AMBER force field
Control of eukaryotic phosphate homeostasis by inositol polyphosphate sensor domains
Identification of Polyphosphate-Accumulating Organisms and Design of 16S rRNA-Directed Probes for Their Detection and Quantitation
Flame retardancy mechanisms of aluminium phosphinate in combination with melamine polyphosphate and zinc borate in glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 6,6
Inorganic polyphosphate: toward making a forgotten polymer unforgettable
🆕 Influential since 2022
Design of novel double-layer coated ammonium polyphosphate and its application in flame retardant thermoplastic polyurethanes
Synergistic flame retardant effect of carbon nanohorns and ammonium polyphosphate as a novel flame retardant system for cotton fabrics
The novel genus, ‘ Candidatus Phosphoribacter’, previously identified as Tetrasphaera , is the dominant polyphosphate accumulating lineage in EBPR wastewater treatment plants worldwide
In-situ coprecipitation formed Fe/Zn-layered double hydroxide/ammonium polyphosphate hybrid material for flame retardant epoxy resin via synergistic catalytic charring
A review of the phosphorus removal of polyphosphate-accumulating organisms in natural and engineered systems
📚 Books worth reading
Inorganic polyphosphatesWerner E. G. Müller · 1999
The biochemistry of inorganic polyphosphatesI. S. Kulaev · 2004- 📕Tripolifosfaty i ikh primenenieE. A. Prodan · 1969
- 📕The biochemistry of inorganic polyphosphatesI. S. Kulaev · 1979
Ap₄A and other dinucleoside polyphosphatesAlexander G. McLennan · 1992
Phosphate fibersEdward J. Griffith · 1995- 📕Vysokomolekuli︠a︡rnye neorganicheskie polifosfatyI. S. Kulaev · 2005
- 📕Phosphate metabolism in the yeast vacuoleJames William Douglas Booth · 1996
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🔗 Related topics
- Pyrophosphate In chemistry, pyrophosphates are phosphorus oxyanions that contain two phosphorus atoms in a P−O−P linkage. A number of pyrophosphate salts exist, such…
- Phosphoric acids and phosphates In chemistry, a phosphoric acid, in the general sense, is a phosphorus oxoacid in which each phosphorus (P) atom is in the oxidation state +5, and is bonded…
- Oxyanion An oxyanion, or oxoanion, is an ion with the generic formula AxOyz− (where 'A' represents a chemical element and 'O' represents an oxygen atom). Oxyanions…
- Sodium phosphate A sodium phosphate is a generic variety of salts of sodium (Na+) and phosphate (PO3−4). Phosphate also forms families or condensed anions including di-…
- Phosphate A phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric…
- Phosphoric acid Phosphoric acid (orthophosphoric acid, monophosphoric acid or phosphoric(V) acid) is a colorless, odorless phosphorus-containing solid, and inorganic compound…
- Sodium hexametaphosphate Sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Na6[(PO3)6]. Sodium hexametaphosphate of technical grade is typically…
- Adenosine triphosphate Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a nucleoside triphosphate that provides free energy of approximately 58 kJ/mol (0.6 eV) to drive and support many processes…