Preferred Name |
dihydroxyacetone |
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Synonyms |
C3H6O3 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/dinto_DB01775 |
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CASRN |
96-26-4 |
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Definition |
A ketotriose compound. Its addition to blood preservation solutions results in better maintenance of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate levels during storage. It is readily phosphorylated to dihydroxyacetone phosphate by triokinase in erythrocytes. In combination with naphthoquinones it acts as a sunscreening agent. [PubChem] |
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InChI |
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2 |
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InChIKey |
InChIKey=RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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label |
dihydroxyacetone |
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prefixIRI |
obo2:dinto_DB01775 |
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prefLabel |
dihydroxyacetone |
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SMILES |
OCC(=O)CO |
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Synonym |
C3H6O3 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one |
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xref |
ChemSpider:650 ChEBI:16016 Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydroxyacetone PubChem Compound:670 PubChem Substance:46505965 PDB:2HA |
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subClassOf |
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