Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:37:03 UTC
Update Date2024-10-09 16:34:44 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0029675
Metabolite Identification
Common NameDihydroxyacetone
DescriptionDihydroxyacetone or DHA, also known as glycerone, is a simple carbohydrate (a triose) with formula C3H6O3. It is an intermedate in the process of glycerolipid metabolism. It is converted from glycerol by glycerol dehydrogenase, NAD (EC:1.1.1.6) and converts to glycerone phosphate by dihydroxyacetone kinase (EC:2.7.1.-). (KEGG)
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanoneChEBI
1,3-DihydroxyacetoneChEBI
1,3-Dihydroxydimethyl ketoneChEBI
1,3-Dihydroxypropan-2-oneChEBI
1,3-DihydroxypropanoneChEBI
1,3-Propanediol-2-oneChEBI
alpha,Alpha'-dihydroxyacetoneChEBI
Bis(hydroxymethyl) ketoneChEBI
DHAChEBI
GlyceroneChEBI
ChromelinKegg
a,Alpha'-dihydroxyacetoneGenerator
Α,alpha'-dihydroxyacetoneGenerator
a,A'-dihydroxyacetoneHMDB
Aliphatic ketoneHMDB
Dihydroxy-acetoneHMDB
DihyxalHMDB
KetochrominHMDB
OtanHMDB
OxantinHMDB
OxatoneHMDB
ProtosolHMDB
SolealHMDB
TriuloseHMDB
ViticolorHMDB
1,3 Dihydroxy 2 propanoneHMDB
Summers brand OF dihydroxyacetoneHMDB
ICN brand OF dihydroxyacetoneHMDB
VitadyeHMDB
Molecular FormulaC3H6O3
Average Mass90.0779
Monoisotopic Mass90.031694058
IUPAC Name1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one
Traditional Namedihydroxyacetone
CAS Registry Number96-26-4
SMILES
OCC(=O)CO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2
InChI KeyRXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N