dihydroxyacetone

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q409618
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dihydroxyacetone

Summary

dihydroxyacetone is a type of chemical entity[1]. dihydroxyacetone ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • dihydroxyacetone's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • dihydroxyacetone's chemical structure is recorded as 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one 200.svg[4].
  • dihydroxyacetone's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 96-26-4[5].
  • dihydroxyacetone's EC number is recorded as 202-494-5[6].
  • dihydroxyacetone's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C(=O)CO)O[7].
  • dihydroxyacetone's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5H,1-2H2[8].
  • dihydroxyacetone's InChIKey is recorded as RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • dihydroxyacetone's chemical formula is recorded as C₃H₆O₃[10].
  • dihydroxyacetone's subclass of is recorded as ketose[11].
  • dihydroxyacetone's subclass of is recorded as triose[12].
  • dihydroxyacetone's part of is recorded as glycerone kinase activity[13].
  • dihydroxyacetone's part of is recorded as glycerol dehydrogenase [NAD+] activity[14].
  • dihydroxyacetone's part of is recorded as phosphoenolpyruvate-glycerone phosphotransferase activity[15].
  • dihydroxyacetone's part of is recorded as formaldehyde transketolase activity[16].
  • dihydroxyacetone's part of is recorded as glycerol 2-dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity[17].
  • dihydroxyacetone's part of is recorded as glycerol dehydrogenase (acceptor) activity[18].
  • dihydroxyacetone's part of is recorded as fructose 6-phosphate aldolase activity[19].
  • dihydroxyacetone's Commons category is recorded as Dihydroxyacetone[20].
  • dihydroxyacetone's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D004098[21].
  • dihydroxyacetone's has part is recorded as carbon[22].
  • dihydroxyacetone's has part is recorded as oxygen[23].
  • dihydroxyacetone's has part is recorded as hydrogen[24].
  • dihydroxyacetone's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1229937[25].
  • dihydroxyacetone's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3OHS[26].
  • dihydroxyacetone's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1UN9[27].

Why It Matters

dihydroxyacetone ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (212 views/month).[2] dihydroxyacetone has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] dihydroxyacetone is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). dihydroxyacetone. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dihydroxyacetone
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dihydroxyacetone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{dihydroxyacetone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dihydroxyacetone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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