glycolaldehyde

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q899877
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glycolaldehyde

Summary

glycolaldehyde is a type of chemical entity[1]. glycolaldehyde has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • glycolaldehyde's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • glycolaldehyde's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C=O)O[4].
  • glycolaldehyde's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₄O₂[5].
  • glycolaldehyde is a type of aldehydes[6].
  • glycolaldehyde is part of dihydroneopterin aldolase activity[7].
  • glycolaldehyde is part of 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-pentonate aldolase activity[8].
  • glycolaldehyde is part of 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase activity[9].
  • glycolaldehyde is part of ethanolamine oxidase activity[10].
  • glycolaldehyde is part of hydroxypyruvate decarboxylase activity[11].
  • glycolaldehyde is part of glycolaldehyde dehydrogenase activity[12].
  • glycolaldehyde is part of reactive-black-5:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase activity[13].
  • glycolaldehyde is part of 4-hydroxy-L-threonine aldolase activity[14].
  • glycolaldehyde's Commons category is recorded as Glycolaldehyde[15].
  • glycolaldehyde comprises oxygen[16].
  • glycolaldehyde comprises carbon[17].
  • glycolaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[18].
  • glycolaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Arabidopsis thaliana[19].
  • glycolaldehyde's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[20].
  • glycolaldehyde's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+60.021129'}[21].
  • glycolaldehyde's subject has role is recorded as primary metabolite[22].
  • glycolaldehyde's tautomer of is recorded as (Z)-1,2-Dihydroxyethene[23].

Why It Matters

glycolaldehyde has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] glycolaldehyde is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Biosynthesis of tetrahydrofolate in plants: crystal structure of 7,8-dihydroneopterin aldolase from Arabidopsis thaliana reveals a novel adolase class. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . A comprehensive genome-scale reconstruction of Escherichia coli metabolism--2011.. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Reactome. plantreactome.gramene.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ChEBI release 2021-03-01. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Zyirkon · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 15d ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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