title: Cyanovinyl phosphate: a prebiological phosphorylating agent?
abstract: Cyanovinyl phosphate may be prepared by the addition reaction of phosphate to cyanoacetylene. Kinetic studies have established that cyanovinyl phosphate undergoes a slow pseudo-first-order hydrolysis in aqueous solution. Cyanovinyl phosphate converts uridine to uridine monophosphate and phosphate to pyrophosphate.
mesh_terms: D000114:Acetylene; D000475:Alkenes; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003486:Cyanides; D011756:Diphosphates; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D010710:Phosphates; D012996:Solutions; D014500:Uracil Nucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D003486:Cyanides; D011756:Diphosphates; D010710:Phosphates; D012996:Solutions; D014500:Uracil Nucleotides; D014867:Water; D000114:Acetylene