pyrophosphate

pyrophosphate
A salt of pyrophosphoric acid; accumulates in cases of hypophosphatasia; sometimes referred to as inorganic p. (PPi). SYN: diphosphate.

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py·ro·phos·phate -'fäs-.fāt n a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid

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py·ro·phos·phate (pi″ro-fosґfāt) any salt, anion, or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. Formed during many metabolic reactions, it is an important intermediate because its large free energy of hydrolysis makes the reactions essentially irreversible. The symbol PPi denotes the uncombined form.

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