Description | Xanthosine 5-triphosphate (XTP) is a Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) analogue. The base of XTP, xanthine, bears a keto group instead of an amino group at C2 of the purine rings. XTP can substitute for GTP in supporting receptor-mediated adenylyl cyclase activation. XTP competitively inhibits the binding of GTP to the guanine nucleotide-binding site of retinal G-protein, transducin (TD). These suggests that GTP, ITP, and XTP are differential signal sorters and signal amplifiers at the G-protein level. G-proteins mediate signal transfer from receptors to effector systems. (PMID: 9337071 ). Xanthosine 5-triphosphate is an intermediate of the Purine metabolism pathway, a substrate of the enzymes dinucleoside tetraphosphatase (EC 3.6.1.17) and nucleoside-triphosphate pyrophosphatase (EC 3.6.1.19). (KEGG). |
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InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C10H15N4O15P3/c15-5-3(1-26-31(22,23)29-32(24,25)28-30(19,20)21)27-9(6(5)16)14-2-11-4-7(14)12-10(18)13-8(4)17/h2-3,5-6,9,15-16H,1H2,(H,22,23)(H,24,25)(H2,19,20,21)(H2,12,13,17,18)/t3-,5-,6-,9-/m1/s1 |
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