Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781936221349
Author: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 25, Problem 25.5P
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The phosphorus containing functional groups in the structure of acetyl-CoA are to be identified.

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The important phosphorus containing functional groups in biology are phosphate esters and phosphate anhydrides. Phosphate esters are formed when acidic OH groups of phosphoric acid are esterified. Two or more linked phosphate groups are called phosphate anhydrides.

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