Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:41:29 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 00:16:11 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000254
Metabolite Identification
Common Name(S)-Propane-1,2-diol
Description(S)-Propane-1,2-diol, also known as (S)-1,2-propanediol or (S)-propylene glycol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1,2-diols. These are polyols containing an alcohol group at two adjacent positions. (S)-Propane-1,2-diol is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). (S)-Propane-1,2-diol has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as common buckwheats, mustard spinach, sugar apples, black crowberries, and bayberries. This could make (S)-propane-1,2-diol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. (S)-Propane-1,2-diol is a clear, colourless, viscous organic solvent and diluent used in pharmaceutical preparations.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(S)-1,2-PropanediolChEBI
(S)-Propylene glycolChEBI
(2S)-Propane-1,2-diolHMDB
(+)-(S)-1,2-PropanediolHMDB
(+)-1,2-PropanediolHMDB
(2S)-1,2-PropanediolHMDB
(S)-(+)-Propane-1,2-diolHMDB
(S)-(+)-Propylene glycolHMDB
(S)-2-Hydroxy-1-propanolHMDB
(S)-2-HydroxypropanolHMDB
(S)-Propane-1,2-diolHMDB
1,2(S)-PropanediolHMDB
1,2-(RS)-PropanediolHMDB
1,2-DihydroxypropaneHMDB
1,2-PropanediolHMDB
1,2-Propylene glycolHMDB
2,3-PropanediolHMDB
2-HydroxypropanolHMDB
3-Deoxy-sn-glycerolHMDB
Isopropylene glycolHMDB
L-(+)-PropanediolHMDB
L-(+)-Propylene glycolHMDB
L-1,2-PropanediolHMDB
Methylethyl glycolHMDB
Methylethylene glycolHMDB
Monopropylene glycolHMDB
Propylene glycolHMDB
alpha-Propylene glycolHMDB
α-Propylene glycolHMDB
Molecular FormulaC3H8O2
Average Mass76.0944
Monoisotopic Mass76.0524295
IUPAC Name(2S)-propane-1,2-diol
Traditional Name(S)-1,2-propanediol
CAS Registry Number4254-15-3
SMILES
C[C@H](O)CO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C3H8O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h3-5H,2H2,1H3/t3-/m0/s1
InChI KeyDNIAPMSPPWPWGF-VKHMYHEASA-N