CHEBI:17754 - glycerol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:17754
ChEBI Nameglycerol
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DefinitionA triol with a structure of propane substituted at positions 1, 2 and 3 by hydroxy groups.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5448, CHEBI:14334, CHEBI:24351, CHEBI:42998, CHEBI:131422
Last Modified11 October 2021
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC3H8O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass92.094
Monoisotopic Mass92.04734
SMILESOCC(O)CO
InChIInChI=1S/C3H8O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2
InChIKeyPEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1038/nbt.2488)
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (ncbitaxon:3055) - PubMed (25515814)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ncbitaxon:4932) - PubMed (24678285) Source: yeast.sf.net
Escherichia coli (ncbitaxon:562) - PubMed (21988831)
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
solvent  A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition.
detergent  A surfactant (or a mixture containing one or more surfactants) having cleaning properties in dilute solutions.
Biological Roles:
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
mouse metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite  Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
Escherichia coli metabolite  Any bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
algal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
osmolyte  A solute used by a cell under water stress to maintain cell volume.
Applications:
solvent  A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition.
detergent  A surfactant (or a mixture containing one or more surfactants) having cleaning properties in dilute solutions.
geroprotector  Any compound that supports healthy aging, slows the biological aging process, or extends lifespan.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role detergent (CHEBI:27780)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role geroprotector (CHEBI:176497)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role osmolyte (CHEBI:25728)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) has role solvent (CHEBI:46787)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) is a alditol (CHEBI:17522)
glycerol (CHEBI:17754) is a triol (CHEBI:27136)
Incoming Relation(s)
(9Z)-1-O-octadec-9-enyl glycerol (CHEBI:34116) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
{1-O-hexadecanoyl-2-O-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phospho}serine (CHEBI:34086) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
sn-glycerol 3-phosphate (CHEBI:15978) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
cis,cis-1-O-(1,9-octadecadienyl)-2-O-stearoylglycerol (CHEBI:52949) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
threo-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-{4-[-(E)-3-hydroxy-1-propenyl]-2-methoxyphenoxy}-1,3-propanediol (CHEBI:68347) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate (CHEBI:17805) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-(alk-1-enyl)-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate (CHEBI:52567) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate (CHEBI:18299) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-(alk-1-enyl)-2-O-acylglycerol (CHEBI:16903) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-(hexadec-1-enyl)-2-O-octadeca-9,12-dienoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (CHEBI:59478) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-[(Z)-tetradec-1-enyl]-2-O-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CHEBI:34110) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-glyceryl β-D-galactofuranoside (CHEBI:150373) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-hexadecanoyl-2-O-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]-sn-glycerol 3-diphosphate (CHEBI:34087) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycerol (CHEBI:34115) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-lauroyl-sn-glycerol (CHEBI:52638) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-lauroylglycerophosphoethanolamine (CHEBI:52642) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (CHEBI:28468) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine (CHEBI:52603) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-behenoylglycerol (CHEBI:142497) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-erucoylglycerol (CHEBI:142498) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-feruloyl-sn-glycerol (CHEBI:149477) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-nervonoylglycerol (CHEBI:142506) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-[(E)-hexadecen-1-yl]-sn-glycerol (CHEBI:52645) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-O-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoserine (CHEBI:52649) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1-tetracosanoylglycerol (CHEBI:142505) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1,2-diacylglycerol 3-diphosphate (CHEBI:52643) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
1,2-dinitroglycerol (CHEBI:18898) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
3-sn-phosphatidyl-L-serine (CHEBI:11750) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
alk-1-enyl-2-lyso-glycerophosphate (CHEBI:52568) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
alk-1-enylacylglycerol (CHEBI:76583) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
alkylacylglycerophosphoethanolamine (CHEBI:52578) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
bisphenol A (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) ether (CHEBI:59642) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
ether lipid (CHEBI:64611) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
glafenine (CHEBI:31653) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
glycerol 1,2-cyclic phosphate (CHEBI:16597) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
glycerol ether (CHEBI:24353) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
glycerol mono(keto-meromycolate) (CHEBI:74251) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
glycerol monomycolate (C85) (CHEBI:90345) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
glycerol phosphate (CHEBI:26707) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
glycerolipid (CHEBI:35741) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
glycosylglycerol (CHEBI:24406) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
guaiacylglycerol (CHEBI:53663) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
iopromide (CHEBI:63578) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
isofloridoside (CHEBI:147787) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
monoradylglycerol (CHEBI:76575) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
nitroglycerol (CHEBI:25560) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
PAP (CHEBI:53758) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
SDZ 35-682 (CHEBI:45666) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
veratryl glycerol (CHEBI:86962) has functional parent glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
lecithin (CHEBI:61995) has part glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
IUPAC Name 
propane-1,2,3-triol
INNs  Source
glycerolumChemIDplus
glycerolChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
GlycerolKEGG COMPOUND
GlycerinKEGG COMPOUND
1,2,3-TrihydroxypropaneKEGG COMPOUND
1,2,3-PropanetriolKEGG COMPOUND
GroJCBN
GLYCEROLPDBeChem
UniProt Name  Source
glycerolUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00116KEGG COMPOUND
c0066UM-BBD
GOLPDBeChem
D00028KEGG DRUG
DB04077DrugBank
2AJSPDB
2D03PDB
HMDB0000131HMDB
GLYCEROLMetaCyc
GlycerolWikipedia
C00001163KNApSAcK
YMDB00283YMDB
ECMDB00131ECMDB
LSM-37180LINCS
1316DrugCentral
1317PPDB
733ChemSpider
FDB000756FooDB
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:26279Gmelin
Reaxys:635685Reaxys
CAS:56-81-5KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:56-81-5ChemIDplus
CAS:56-81-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations