glyceraldehyde

Term ID

CHEBI:5445

Synonyms

• (+-)-glyceraldehyde
• 2,3-dihydroxypropanal
• 2,3-Dihydroxypropionaldehyde
• Aldotriose
• alpha,beta-dihydroxypropionaldehyde
• DL-glyceraldehyde
• gliceraldehido
• Glyceraldehyd
• Glyceraldehyde
• glyceric aldehyde
• Glycerinaldehyd
• glycerinaldehyde
• glycerinformal
• glycerose
• Glyzerinaldehyd

Definition

An aldotriose comprising propanal having hydroxy groups at the 2- and 3-positions. It plays role in the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), a deleterious accompaniment to ageing.

References

• Beilstein:635844
• CAS:367-47-5
• CAS:56-82-6
• DrugBank:DB02536
• Gmelin:164389
• HMDB:HMDB0001051
• KEGG:C02154
• KNApSAcK:C00007413
• MetaCyc:CPD0-1551
• PMID:18087047
• PMID:18256486
• PMID:18791692
• PMID:20371493
• PMID:21707087
• PMID:23543734
• PMID:9506998
• Reaxys:635844
• Wikipedia:Glyceraldehyde

Ontology

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