glycolaldehyde

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q899877
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glycolaldehyde

Summary

glycolaldehyde is a type of chemical entity[1]. glycolaldehyde ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • glycolaldehyde's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • glycolaldehyde's chemical structure is recorded as GlycolaldehydV2.svg[4].
  • glycolaldehyde's chemical structure is recorded as Glycolaldehyde.png[5].
  • glycolaldehyde's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 141-46-8[6].
  • glycolaldehyde's EC number is recorded as 205-484-9[7].
  • glycolaldehyde's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C=O)O[8].
  • glycolaldehyde's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c3-1-2-4/h1,4H,2H2[9].
  • glycolaldehyde's InChIKey is recorded as WGCNASOHLSPBMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • glycolaldehyde's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₄O₂[11].
  • glycolaldehyde's subclass of is recorded as aldehydes[12].
  • glycolaldehyde's part of is recorded as dihydroneopterin aldolase activity[13].
  • glycolaldehyde's part of is recorded as 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-pentonate aldolase activity[14].
  • glycolaldehyde's part of is recorded as 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase activity[15].
  • glycolaldehyde's part of is recorded as ethanolamine oxidase activity[16].
  • glycolaldehyde's part of is recorded as hydroxypyruvate decarboxylase activity[17].
  • glycolaldehyde's part of is recorded as glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase activity[18].
  • glycolaldehyde's part of is recorded as reactive-black-5:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase activity[19].
  • glycolaldehyde's part of is recorded as 4-hydroxy-L-threonine aldolase activity[20].
  • glycolaldehyde's Commons category is recorded as Glycolaldehyde[21].
  • glycolaldehyde's has part is recorded as oxygen[22].
  • glycolaldehyde's has part is recorded as carbon[23].
  • glycolaldehyde's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08qhlx[24].
  • glycolaldehyde's UNII is recorded as W0A0XPU08U[25].
  • glycolaldehyde's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 736[26].
  • glycolaldehyde's PubChem CID is recorded as 756[27].

Why It Matters

glycolaldehyde ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] glycolaldehyde has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] glycolaldehyde is known by 21 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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ChEBI. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . 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] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . PubChem. 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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