Term Name: hydroxyacetone
Synonyms: 1-hydroxy-2-propanone, 1-hydroxypropan-2-one, 2-Ketopropyl alcohol, Acetol, Acetone alcohol, Hydroxyacetone, Methylketol, Pyruvic alcohol, Pyruvinalcohol
Definition: A propanone that is acetone in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:27957]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: methyl ketone primary alcohol primary alpha-hydroxy ketone propanones
has_functional_parent: acetone
has_role: Escherichia coli metabolite human metabolite mouse metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: hydroxyacetone phosphate