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

• cas:367-47-5
• cas:56-82-6
• drugbank:DB02536
• gmelin:164389
• hmdb:HMDB0001051
• kegg.compound:C02154
• knapsack:C00007413
• metacyc.compound:CPD0-1551
• pubmed:18087047
• pubmed:18256486
• pubmed:18791692
• pubmed:20371493
• pubmed:21707087
• pubmed:23543734
• pubmed:9506998
• reaxys:635844
• wikipedia.en:Glyceraldehyde

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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