Term Name: | malonaldehyde |
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Synonyms: | 1,3-Propanedial, 1,3-Propanedialdehyde, 1,3-Propanedione, malonaldehyde, Malondialdehyde, Malonic aldehyde, Malonic dialdehyde, Malonodialdehyde, Malonyldialdehyde, MDA, MDD, propanedial |
Definition: | A dialdehyde that is propane substituted by two oxo groups at the terminal carbon atoms respectively. A biomarker of oxidative damage to lipids caused by smoking, it exists in vivo mainly in the enol form. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:566274] ( EBI ) |