[pensador (OP)]

What is the difference between Phosphate and Phosphorous
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus

[chiralSPO]

"phosphorus" refers to the element (atomic # 15) specifically. This can be used as reference to an atom of phosphorus in another compound, or as elemental phosphorus (there are a few different ways that P atoms can bond with each other, including diatomic P₂ molecules, which are like N₂, tetrahedral P₄ molecules "white phosphorus," a 1-D polymerized form consisting of vertex-sharing tetrahedra "red phosphorus," 2-D networks "black phosphorus" etc. etc.)

Phosphate refers to a phosphorus atom bound to 4 oxygen atoms. The phosphate anion PO₄^3– is the simplest form, and generally is what is meant by phosphate. But there are also phosphate esters (like trimethyl phosphate, (H₃CO)₃PO, and different protonation states of phosphate/phosphoric acid, like H₃PO₄, H₂PO₄^–, and HPO₄^2–.

Depending on the context, "total phosphate" may be used to describe a mixture of different compounds and/or ions containing the PO₄ subunit, regardless of what is (or isn't) bound to it. Also, there are polymeric forms of phosphates, like pyrophosphate, and metaphosphate (orthophosphate, in this case is used to specify that monomer).

[chiralSPO]

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[pensador (OP)]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_kinase_inhibitor Protein kinases are enzymes that add a phosphate (PO4) group to a protein, and can modulate its function.

I was wondering if any foods contained this ?

[Shekhar shah]

The terms phosphorus and phosphate are often used interchangeably when talking about testing, but it is the amount of inorganic phosphate in the blood that is measured with a serum phosphorus/phosphate test. Phosphorus is a mineral that combines with other substances to form organic and inorganic phosphate compounds.