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Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3R,3aS,7aR,9R,10R,10aS,14aR)-2,9-Bis(2-amino-6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-9H-purin-9-yl)-3,5,10,12-tetrahydroxyoctahydro-2H,5H,7H,12H-5λ5,12λ5-difuro[3,2-d:3′,2′-j][1,3,7,9,2,8]tetraoxadiphosphacyclododecine-5,12-dione | |
Other names
Cyclic diguanylate; 3',5'-Cyclic diguanylic acid; c-di-GMP; 5GP-5GP
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3D model (JSmol)
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C20H24N10O14P2 | |
Molar mass | 690.09 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyclic di-GMP (also called cyclic diguanylate and c-di-GMP) is a second messenger used in signal transduction in a wide variety of bacteria.[1] Cyclic di-GMP is not known to be used by archaea, and has only been observed in eukaryotes in Dictyostelium.[2] The biological role of cyclic di-GMP was first uncovered when it was identified as an allosteric activator of a cellulose synthase found in Gluconacetobacter xylinus in order to produce microbial cellulose.[3]
In structure, it is a cycle containing only two guanine bases linked by ribose and phosphate.