FComEx: Glyceraldehyde (PC000187)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:29:07 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:15 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000187

FoodDB Record

FDB022392

Chemical Information

Name

Glyceraldehyde

Description

Glyceraldehyde, also known as aldotriose or glycerose, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharides. Monosaccharides are compounds containing one carbohydrate unit not glycosidically linked to another such unit, and no set of two or more glycosidically linked carbohydrate units. Monosaccharides have the general formula CnH2nOn. Glyceraldehyde is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Glyceraldehyde exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. In humans, glyceraldehyde is involved in the metabolic disorder called the transaldolase deficiency pathway. Outside of the human body, Glyceraldehyde has been detected, but not quantified in, milk (cow). This could make glyceraldehyde a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Glyceraldehyde is a potentially toxic compound. It is a sweet colorless crystalline solid that is an intermediate compound in carbohydrate metabolism. Glyceraldehyde is a highly reactive compound that can modify and cross-link proteins. Glyceraldehyde is a triose monosaccharide with chemical formula C3H6O3.

CAS Number

56-82-6

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
(+-)-Glyceraldehyde	ChEBI
(+/-)-2,3-dihydroxy-Propanal	hmdb
(+/-)-Glyceraldehyde	hmdb
2,3-Dihydroxypropanal	hmdb
2,3-Dihydroxypropionaldehyde	hmdb
a,b-Dihydroxypropionaldehyde	Generator
Aldotriose	ChEBI
alpha,beta-Dihydroxypropionaldehyde	hmdb
D-(+)-Glyceraldehyde	hmdb
D-2,3-dihydroxypropanal	hmdb
D-2,3-dihydroxypropionaldehyde	hmdb
D-aldotriose	hmdb
D-Glyceraldehyde	hmdb
D-glycerose	hmdb
delta-(+)-Glyceraldehyde	hmdb
delta-2,3-dihydroxypropanal	hmdb
delta-2,3-dihydroxypropionaldehyde	hmdb
delta-aldotriose	hmdb
delta-Glyceraldehyde	hmdb
delta-glycerose	hmdb
Dihydroxypropionaldehyde	hmdb
DL-Glyceraldehyde	hmdb
Gliceraldehido	ChEBI
Glyceraldehyd	ChEBI
Glyceraldehyde	hmdb
Glyceric aldehyde	hmdb
Glycerinaldehyd	ChEBI
Glycerinaldehyde	hmdb
Glycerinformal	hmdb
Glycerose	hmdb
Glyzerinaldehyd	ChEBI
α,β-dihydroxypropionaldehyde	Generator

Chemical Formula

C3H6O3

IUPAC name

2,3-dihydroxypropanal

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2

InChI Key

MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

OCC(O)C=O

Average Molecular Weight

90.0779

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

90.031694058

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharides. Monosaccharides are compounds containing one carbohydrate unit not glycosidically linked to another such unit, and no set of two or more glycosidically linked carbohydrate units. Monosaccharides have the general formula CnH2nOn.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic oxygen compounds

Class

Organooxygen compounds

Sub Class

Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates

Direct Parent

Monosaccharides

Alternative Parents