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Carbohydrates > Sugars > Monosaccharides > Ketoses > Dihydroxyacetone
Carbohydrates > Sugars > Monosaccharides > Trioses > Dihydroxyacetone

Preferred term

Dihydroxyacetone  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1,3-Dihydroxy-2-Propanone
  • 2-Propanone, 1,3-dihydroxy-
  • 96-26-4 (Dihydroxyacetone)
  • O10DDW6JOO

In other languages

  • French

  • 2-Propanone, 1,3-dihydroxy-
  • 96-26-4 (Dihydroxyacetone)
  • DHA
  • O10DDW6JOO
  • Oxétone
  • Propanediolone

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G9RHLZBX-Z

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