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| IUPAC name | 2-[3-[(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-3-ium-5-yl]ethyl phosphono hydrogen phosphate |
| Other names | Thiamine diphosphate |
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| CAS number | 154-87-0 |
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| Molecular formula | C12H19N4O7P2S+ |
| Molar mass | 425.316 |
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Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) or thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) is a thiamine derivative which is cleaved by thiamine pyrophosphatase. Thiamine pyrophosphate is the active form of thiamine (vitamin B1).1
ThDP is a prosthetic group in many enzymes, such as:
- Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
- Pyruvate decarboxylase complex in ethanol fermentation
- Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
- Branched-chain amino acid dehydrogenase complex
- 2-hydroxyphytanoyl-CoA lyase
- Transketolase
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