Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
23-Bisphosphoglyceric acid (23-Bisphosphoglycerate or 23-BPG also known as 23-diphosphoglycerate or 23-DPG) is a three-carbon isomer of the glycolytic intermediate 13-bisphosphoglyceric acid (13-BPG). 23-BPG is present in human red blood cells (RBC; erythrocyte) at approximately 5 mmol/L. It binds with greater affinity to deoxygenated hemoglobin (e.g.
