2HA

Dihydroxyacetone

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Chemical Component Summary
Name	Dihydroxyacetone
Identifiers	1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one
Formula	C₃ H₆ O₃
Molecular Weight	90.078
Type	SACCHARIDE
Isomeric SMILES	C(C(=O)CO)O
InChI	InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2
InChIKey	RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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

Drug Info: DrugBank

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

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