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Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-12-10 18:28:58 UTC
Update Date2024-10-13 06:29:08 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000335
Metabolite Identification
Common NameGlycerol 3-phosphate
DescriptionGlycerol 3-phosphate is a chemical intermediate in the glycolysis metabolic pathway. It is commonly confused with the similarly named glycerate 3-phosphate or glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. Glycerol 3-phosphate is produced from glycerol, the triose sugar backbone of triglycerides and glycerophospholipids, by the enzyme glycerol kinase. Glycerol 3-phospate may then be converted by dehydrogenation to dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) by the enzyme glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. DHAP can then be rearranged into glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (GA3P) by triose phosphate isomerase (TIM), and feed into glycolysis. The glycerol 3-phosphate shuttle is used to rapidly regenerate NAD+ in the brain and skeletal muscle cells of mammals (wikipedia).
Structure
Synonyms
Molecular FormulaC3H9O6P
Average Mass172.0737
Monoisotopic Mass172.013674532
IUPAC Name[(2R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy]phosphonic acid
Traditional Name3-phosphoglycerol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
OC[C@@H](O)COP(O)(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C3H9O6P/c4-1-3(5)2-9-10(6,7)8/h3-5H,1-2H2,(H2,6,7,8)/t3-/m1/s1
InChI KeyAWUCVROLDVIAJX-GSVOUGTGSA-N