Term Name: dihydroxyacetone
Synonyms: 1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanone, 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone, 1,3-Dihydroxydimethyl ketone, 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one, 1,3-Dihydroxypropanone, 1,3-propanediol-2-one, alpha,alpha'-dihydroxyacetone, Bis(hydroxymethyl) ketone, DHA, dihydroxyacetone, Glycerone
Definition: A ketotriose consisting of acetone bearing hydroxy substituents at positions 1 and 3. The simplest member of the class of ketoses and the parent of the class of glycerones.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:16016]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: ketotriose primary alpha-hydroxy ketone
has_role: antifungal agent Escherichia coli metabolite human metabolite metabolite mouse metabolite Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: 1-hydroxy-3-methoxyacetone 1-palmitoylglycerone 3-phosphate 1-stearoylglycerone 3-phosphate dihydroxyacetone phosphate glycerone derivative glycerone phosphate(2-) glycerone sulfate