Chemical structure of Acetyl-Phosphate

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Acetyl phosphate is a key compound produced during acetate fermentation, derived from Acetyl-CoA, which has the structure H3CO-S-(Coenzyme A). The discussion clarifies that the sulfur atom does not remain in Acetyl-Phosphate, which is represented by the structure CH3-CO2PO3^{-2}. A reference link to the detailed structure is provided for further verification.

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Acetyl phosphate is produced during acetate fermentation. I can't find the structure for it anywhere. The precursor in this case is Acetyl-CoA, which has the the structure
H3CO-S-(Coenzyme A).

And of course I know the structure of a phosphate ion. So the only question really is, does that sulfur atom remain in Acetyl-Phosphate or not? A link to the structure would be most appreciated.
 
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Look http://jb.asm.org/cgi/content/full/188/3/1155" It appears to be [tex]CH_3-CO_2PO_3^{-2}[/tex]
 
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Perfect. Thanks.
 

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