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Metabolite IDPAMDB120001
Identification
Name: D-glyceraldehyde
Description:The D-enantiomer of glyceraldehyde.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • D-(+)-glyceraldehyde
  • D-2,3-dihydroxypropanal
  • D-2,3-dihydroxypropionaldehyde
  • D-aldotriose
  • D-Glyceraldehyde
  • D-glyceraldehyde
  • D-glycerose
  • GLYCERALDEHYDE
Chemical Formula: C3H6O3
Average Molecular Weight: 90.079
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 90.03169
InChI Key: MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-VKHMYHEASA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2/t3-/m0/s1
CAS number: Not Available
IUPAC Name:(2R)-2,3-dihydroxypropanal
Traditional IUPAC Name: Not Available
SMILES:[CH](=O)C(O)CO
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharides. These 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 ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
Class Organooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Direct Parent Monosaccharides
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Monosaccharide
  • Alpha-hydroxyaldehyde
  • Secondary alcohol
  • 1,2-diol
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Short-chain aldehyde
  • Primary alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aldehyde
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
  • aldotriose (CHEBI:5445)
  • DL-glyceraldehyde (L-GLYCERALDEHYDE)
Physical Properties
State: Not Available
Charge:0
Melting point: Not Available
Experimental Properties: Not Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Molecular Weight90.078 g/molPubChem
XLogP3-AA-1.6 PubChem
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2 PubChem
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count3 PubChem
Rotatable Bond Count2 PubChem
Exact Mass90.032 g/molPubChem
Monoisotopic Mass90.032 g/molPubChem
Topological Polar Surface Area57.5 A^2PubChem
Heavy Atom Count6 PubChem
Formal Charge0 PubChem
Complexity43.3 PubChem
Isotope Atom Count0 PubChem
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count1 PubChem
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0 PubChem
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0 PubChem
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0 PubChem
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1 PubChem
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Not Available
Reactions:
Pathways:
    Spectra
    Spectra: Not Available
    References
    References:
    Synthesis Reference: Not Available
    Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
    External Links:
    ResourceLink
    METABOLIGHTSMTBLC17378
    BIGG35402
    CHEMSPIDER19353178
    CHEBI17378
    PUBCHEM79014
    LIGAND-CPDC00577
    CAS453-17-8
    CAS367-47-5