Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:37:33 UTC
Update Date2024-10-17 05:11:17 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0029686
Metabolite Identification
Common NameGlycolaldehyde
DescriptionGlycolaldehyde (HOCH2-CH=O, IUPAC name 2-hydroxyethanal) is a type of diose (2-carbon monosaccharide). Glycolaldehyde is readily converted to acetyl coenzyme A. It has an aldehyde and a hydroxyl group. However, it is not actually a sugar, because there is only one hydroxyl group. Glycolaldehyde is formed from many sources, including the amino acid glycine and from purone catabolism. It can form by action of ketolase on fructose 1,6-bisphosphate in an alternate glycolysis pathway. This compound is transferred by thiamin pyrophosphate during the pentose phosphate shunt.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
GLYCOALDEHYDEChEBI
Glycolic aldehydeChEBI
GlycollaldehydeChEBI
HydroxyacetaldehydeChEBI
Methylol formaldehydeChEBI
MonomethylolformaldehydeChEBI
2-HydroxyacetaldehydeHMDB
2-HydroxyethanalHMDB
2-OH-AcetaldehydeHMDB
2-OxoethanolHMDB
DioseHMDB
HydroxyethanalHMDB
MethylolformaldehydeHMDB
Molecular FormulaC2H4O2
Average Mass60.052
Monoisotopic Mass60.021129372
IUPAC Name2-hydroxyacetaldehyde
Traditional Nameglycolaldehyde
CAS Registry Number141-46-8
SMILES
OCC=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c3-1-2-4/h1,4H,2H2
InChI KeyWGCNASOHLSPBMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N