Term Name: glycerol
Synonyms: 1,2,3-Propanetriol, 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane, Glycerin, glycerine, Glyceritol, glycerol, glycerolum, glycyl alcohol, Glyzerin, Gro, Oelsuess, propane-1,2,3-triol, Propanetriol, Trihydroxypropane
Definition: A triol with a structure of propane substituted at positions 1, 2 and 3 by hydroxy groups.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:17754]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: alditol triol
has_role: algal metabolite detergent Escherichia coli metabolite geroprotector human metabolite mouse metabolite osmolyte Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite solvent
inverse has_functional_parent: (9Z)-1-O-octadec-9-enyl glycerol 1,2-diacylglycerol 3-diphosphate 1,2-dinitroglycerol 1-(alk-1-enyl)-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate 1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine 1-behenoylglycerol 1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate 1-erucoylglycerol 1-feruloyl-sn-glycerol 1-nervonoylglycerol 1-O-(alk-1-enyl)-2-O-acylglycerol 1-O-(hexadec-1-enyl)-2-O-octadeca-9,12-dienoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine 1-O-[(E)-hexadecen-1-yl]-sn-glycerol 1-O-[(Z)-tetradec-1-enyl]-2-O-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 1-O-glyceryl beta-D-galactofuranoside 1-O-hexadecanoyl-2-O-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]-sn-glycerol 3-diphosphate 1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-lauroyl-sn-glycerol 1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-lauroylglycerophosphoethanolamine 1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol 1-O-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine 1-O-palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine 1-tetracosanoylglycerol 3-sn-phosphatidyl-L-serine alk-1-enyl-2-lyso-glycerophosphate alk-1-enylacylglycerol alkylacylglycerophosphoethanolamine bisphenol A (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) ether cis,cis-1-O-(1,9-octadecadienyl)-2-O-stearoylglycerol D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate ether lipid glafenine glycerol 1,2-cyclic phosphate glycerol ether glycerol mono(keto-meromycolate) glycerol monomycolate (C85) glycerol phosphate glycerolipid glycosylglycerol guaiacylglycerol iopromide isofloridoside monoradylglycerol nitroglycerol PAP SDZ 35-682 sn-glycerol 3-phosphate threo-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-{4-[-(E)-3-hydroxy-1-propenyl]-2-methoxyphenoxy}-1,3-propanediol veratryl glycerol {1-O-hexadecanoyl-2-O-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phospho}serine
inverse has_part: lecithin