Organophosphates
Synonyms
Acid Esters, Phosphoric
Esters, Phosphoric Acid
Organic Phosphates
Organopyrophosphates
Phosphates, Organic
Phosphoric Acid Esters
Carbon-containing phosphoric acid derivatives. Included under this heading are compounds that have CARBON atoms bound to one or more OXYGEN atoms of the P(=O)(O)3 structure. Note that several specific classes of endogenous phosphorus-containing compounds such as NUCLEOTIDES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; and PHOSPHOPROTEINS are listed elsewhere.