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dihydroxyacetone

Term ID
CHEBI:16016
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.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has_role
inverse has_functional_parent
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from dihydroxyacetone
Phenotype where environments contain dihydroxyacetone
Phenotype modified by environments containing dihydroxyacetone
Human Disease Model
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