Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 3-methyl-2-butenyl-1-diphosphoric acid, triammonium salt
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C5H12O7P2 • 3(NH4)
Formula Weight: 297,2
Shelf life (days): 365
CAS Number: 1186-30-7
Notes: Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and isopentyl pyrophosphate undergo condensation to yield geranyl pyrophosphate, which undergoes condensation with a second molecule of isopentyl pyrophosphate to yield farnesyl pyrophosphate.{6606,6607} Farnesylation is essential for the function of a number of proteins involved in signal transduction.{5456,2640}