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Phosphorus

Approved medicine
ResearchOngoing research

Also known as Neutra-Phos-K, Phosphorus, elemental, Phosphorous.

RxNorm8263UNII27YLU75U4W
7
Research papers
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Effects of increased rainfall intensity on nitrogen and phosphorus removal in a restored wetland from an abandoned paddy field

Industry2026-09-15Nature — Climate Sciences

Wind-driven sediment disturbance controls basin-scale internal phosphorus loading in Lake Chaohu: a remote sensing—constrained framework

Industry2026-09-15Nature — Climate Sciences

Metabolic switching between inorganic and organic phosphorus sustains microbial activity in an ultraoligotrophic ocean

Industry2026-09-07Nature — Environmental Sciences

Optimizing phosphorus management in canola (Brassica napus L.) through integrated soil, foliar, and fertigation applications under greenhouse conditions

Industry2026-09-06Nature — Environmental Sciences

Strain-specific growth and microcystin responses of Microcystis to phosphorus availability under fixed nitrogen supply

Industry2026-09-04Nature — Environmental Sciences

Precipitation and soil phosphorus regulate post-drought resilience in tropical forests

Industry2026-09-03Nature — Climate Sciences

A two-step phosphorus–sulfur wet-process phosphoric acid route enabling simultaneous rare earth leaching and co-production of high-whiteness hemihydrate gypsum whiskers

Industry2026-08-30Manufacturing · Nature — Environmental Sciences

Maize responses to circular biogenic nano-hydroxyapatite and conventional phosphorus fertilization in a P-sufficient soil

Industry2026-08-26Nature — Environmental Sciences

The Microbial Degradation of Natural and Anthropogenic Phosphonates.

Research2023-09-29Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Integrating micro-algae into wastewater treatment: A review.

Research2020-09-03The Science of the total environment

ASPEN Consensus Recommendations for Refeeding Syndrome.

Research2020-03-02Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Long-term nutrient inputs shift soil microbial functional profiles of phosphorus cycling in diverse agroecosystems.

Research2019-12-11The ISME journal

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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Phosphorus
Aliases & brands
Neutra-Phos-KPhosphorus, elementalPhosphorous
RxNorm CUI
8263
UNII
27YLU75U4W

Research activity

7 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20062023
Most influential

Resurrection of vitamin D deficiency and rickets.

The Journal of clinical investigation · 2006 · 800 cites

Soil microorganisms mediating phosphorus availability update on microbial phosphorus.

Plant physiology · 2011 · 523 cites

Towards flexible solid-state supercapacitors for smart and wearable electronics.

Chemical Society reviews · 2018 · 334 cites

Long-term nutrient inputs shift soil microbial functional profiles of phosphorus cycling in diverse agroecosystems.

The ISME journal · 2020 · 267 cites

ASPEN Consensus Recommendations for Refeeding Syndrome.

Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2020 · 245 cites

Integrating micro-algae into wastewater treatment: A review.

The Science of the total environment · 2021 · 227 cites
Recent papers

The Microbial Degradation of Natural and Anthropogenic Phosphonates.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023 · 16 cites

Integrating micro-algae into wastewater treatment: A review.

The Science of the total environment · 2021 · 227 cites

Long-term nutrient inputs shift soil microbial functional profiles of phosphorus cycling in diverse agroecosystems.

The ISME journal · 2020 · 267 cites

ASPEN Consensus Recommendations for Refeeding Syndrome.

Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2020 · 245 cites

Towards flexible solid-state supercapacitors for smart and wearable electronics.

Chemical Society reviews · 2018 · 334 cites

Soil microorganisms mediating phosphorus availability update on microbial phosphorus.

Plant physiology · 2011 · 523 cites
Major research themes7
Soil Microbiology2Electric Capacitance1Lyases1Microalgae1Organophosphonates1Wastewater1Wearable Electronic Devices1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Chemical Society reviews1
  • Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)1
  • Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition1
  • Plant physiology1
  • The ISME journal1
  • The Journal of clinical investigation1
Leading researchers
  • Adams SC1
  • Adeloye A1
  • Ai S1
  • Ayers P1
  • Berdahl GJ1
  • Brookes PC1
  • Chen C1
  • Chen H1
Leading institutions
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  • Akron Children's Hospital1
  • Australian Rivers Institute1
  • Boston Children's Hospital1
  • Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)1
  • Centre for AgriBioscience1
  • Clinical Pharmacy Services1

Related drugs

3 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Vitamin D

Studied across 2 of the same disease areas as Phosphorus in the shared literature.

2 shared diseases1 shared paper
Nitrogen

Frequently co-studied with Phosphorus in the research literature.

2 shared papers
Electrolytes

Frequently co-studied with Phosphorus in the research literature.

1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • Europe PMC — research literature