2HA

Dihydroxyacetone

Created:	2003-07-15
Last modified:	2020-06-29

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Chemical Details
Formal Charge	0
Atom Count	12
Chiral Atom Count	0
Bond Count	11
Aromatic Bond Count	0

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Chemical Component Summary
Name	Dihydroxyacetone
Systematic Name (OpenEye OEToolkits)	1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one
Formula	C₃ H₆ O₃
Molecular Weight	90.078
Type	SACCHARIDE

Chemical Descriptors
Type	Program	Version	Descriptor
SMILES	ACDLabs	10.04	O=C(CO)CO
SMILES	CACTVS	3.341	OCC(=O)CO
SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.5.0	C(C(=O)CO)O
Canonical SMILES	CACTVS	3.341	OCC(=O)CO
Canonical SMILES	OpenEye OEToolkits	1.5.0	C(C(=O)CO)O
InChI	InChI	1.03	InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2
InChIKey	InChI	1.03	RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Drug Info: DrugBank

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DrugBank ID	DB01775
Name	Dihydroxyacetone
Groups	experimental
Description	A ketotriose compound. Its addition to blood preservation solutions results in better maintenance of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate levels during storage. It is readily phosphorylated to dihydroxyacetone phosphate by triokinase in erythrocytes. In combination with naphthoquinones it acts as a sunscreening agent. [PubChem]
Synonyms	Dihydroxyacetone
Categories	Carbohydrates Ketoses Monosaccharides Trioses
CAS number	96-26-4

Drug Targets

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Name	Target Sequence	Pharmacological Action	Actions
Dihydroxyacetone kinase	MSQFFFNQRTHLVSDVIDGAIIASPWNNLARLESDPAIRIVVRRDLNKNN...	unknown

Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682