Phosphomonoester

Phosphomonoesters (or phosphoric esters) are chemical compounds containing one ester bond and a phosphate group.

In biology, phosphomonoesters are needed as the building blocks for the synthesis of Phospholipid cellular membranes, especially those found on neurons.^[1] Enzymes which cleave these bonds are known as phosphomonoesterases, or phosphatases.^[2]

See also

• Phosphoric acid
• Phospholipid