Chemicals and Drugs

Glyceraldehyde

An aldotriose containing the propionaldehyde structure with hydroxy groups at the 2- and 3-positions. It is involved in the formation of ADVANCED GLYCOSYLATION END PRODUCTS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

An aldotriose containing the propionaldehyde structure with hydroxy groups at the 2- and 3-positions. It is involved in the formation of ADVANCED GLYCOSYLATION END PRODUCTS.

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Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C3H6O3
Molecular Weight
90.08 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
367-47-5
IUPAC Name
2,3-dihydroxypropanal
InChIKey
MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(C=O)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D005985
Source
PubChem CID 751

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D02w.047w.587w
  2. D09w.947w.875w.894w.449w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glyceraldehyde. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005985. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005985
  2. Glyceraldehyde. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyceraldehyde
  3. Glyceraldehyde. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423211
  4. Glyceraldehyde. In: PubChem Compound. CID 751. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/751