glycerol

Summary

glycerol is a type of chemical entity^[1]. glycerol ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,800 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• glycerol is credited with the discovery of Carl Wilhelm Scheele^[3].
• glycerol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity^[4].
• glycerol's chemical structure is recorded as Glycerin Skelett.svg^[5].
• glycerol's GND ID is recorded as 4157721-8^[6].
• glycerol's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 56-81-5^[7].
• glycerol's EC number is recorded as 200-289-5^[8].
• glycerol's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C(CO)O)O^[9].
• glycerol's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C3H8O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2^[10].
• glycerol's InChIKey is recorded as PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N^[11].
• glycerol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85055393^[12].
• glycerol's ATC code is recorded as A06AX01^[13].
• glycerol's ATC code is recorded as A06AG04^[14].
• glycerol's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121449106^[15].
• glycerol's chemical formula is recorded as C₃H₈O₃^[16].
• glycerol's subclass of is recorded as triol^[17].
• glycerol's subclass of is recorded as alditol^[18].
• glycerol's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00562650^[19].
• glycerol's part of is recorded as glycerol metabolic process^[20].
• glycerol's part of is recorded as glycerol biosynthetic process^[21].
• glycerol's part of is recorded as glycerol catabolic process^[22].
• glycerol's part of is recorded as glyceroneogenesis^[23].
• glycerol's part of is recorded as glycerol to glycerone phosphate metabolic process^[24].
• glycerol's part of is recorded as glycolytic process from glycerol^[25].
• glycerol's part of is recorded as glycerol transmembrane transporter activity^[26].
• glycerol's part of is recorded as glycerol channel activity^[27].

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Works and Contributions

glycerol is credited with the discovery of Carl Wilhelm Scheele^[3].

Why It Matters

glycerol ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,800 views/month).^[2] glycerol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] glycerol is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]