It is an intermediate from the hydrolysis of thiamine diphosphate to free thiamine by alkaline phosphatase.[2][3][4] The conversion of ThMP to thiamine cannot be facilitated by acid hydrolysis.[5] ThMP is also enzymatically synthesized by thiamine-phosphate pyrophosphorylase, which combines thiazole in its monophosphate form and pyrimidine as a pyrophosphate.[6]
The physiological function of ThMP has not been identified.[2]
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^Lonsdale D, Marrs C (January 2017). "Chapter 3 - Mitochondria, Thiamine, and Autonomic Dysfunction". In Lonsdale D, Marrs C (eds.). Thiamine Deficiency Disease, Dysautonomia, and High Calorie Malnutrition. Academic Press. pp. 59–103. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-810387-6.00003-4. ISBN978-0-12-810387-6.