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CHEBI:5445 - glyceraldehyde

ChEBI IDCHEBI:5445
ChEBI Nameglyceraldehyde
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DefinitionAn 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.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:24343, CHEBI:387614
Last Modified18 April 2024
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FormulaC3H6O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass90.078
Monoisotopic Mass90.03169
SMILES[H]C(=O)C(O)CO
InChIInChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2
InChIKeyMNQZXJOMYWMBOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
fundamental metabolite  Any metabolite produced by all living cells.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
glyceraldehyde (CHEBI:5445) has role fundamental metabolite (CHEBI:78675)
glyceraldehyde (CHEBI:5445) is a aldotriose (CHEBI:33914)
Incoming Relation(s)
(3E)-3-(methoxyimino)propane-1,2-diol (CHEBI:131415) has functional parent glyceraldehyde (CHEBI:5445)
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (CHEBI:17138) has functional parent glyceraldehyde (CHEBI:5445)
D-glyceraldehyde (CHEBI:17378) is a glyceraldehyde (CHEBI:5445)
L-glyceraldehyde (CHEBI:27975) is a glyceraldehyde (CHEBI:5445)
IUPAC Name 
2,3-dihydroxypropanal
Synonyms  Source
GlyceraldehydeKEGG COMPOUND
2,3-DihydroxypropionaldehydeKEGG COMPOUND
2,3-DihydroxypropanalKEGG COMPOUND
GlyceroseKEGG COMPOUND
AldotrioseKEGG COMPOUND
DL-glyceraldehydeChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
glyceraldehydeUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C02154KEGG COMPOUND
GlyceraldehydeWikipedia
HMDB0001051HMDB
CPD0-1551MetaCyc
DB02536DrugBank
C00007413KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:164389Gmelin
Reaxys:635844Reaxys
CAS:56-82-6ChemIDplus
CAS:367-47-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
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