G5001
DL-Glyceraldehyde
≥90% (GC)
Synonym(s):
α,β-Dihydroxypropionaldehyde, 2,3-Dihydroxypropanal
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
90.08
EC Number:
200-290-0
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25
Product Name
DL-Glyceraldehyde, ≥90% (GC)
InChI
1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2
InChI key
MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES string
[H]C(=O)C(O)CO
biological source
synthetic
assay
≥90% (GC)
form
powder
color
white to off-white
mp
145 °C ((293 °F ))
solubility
water: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow
storage temp.
room temp
Quality Level
Application
DL-Glyceraldehyde has been used:
- as modifying reagent in the preparation of crystallization solution
- as a substrate to measure aldose reductase activity
- in the preparation of d/l-glyceraldehyde stock to determine the specific activity of GAPDH (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Glyceraldehyde serves as an efficient cross-linking agent and is considered non-toxic. It is an intermediate of a number of metabolic such as glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway.
General description
Glyceraldehyde is a simple monosaccharide. Based on the number of carbon atoms and the type of carbonyl group present, glyceraldehyde belongs to subgroup triose. It is a colourless and sweet compound.
Other Notes
DL-Glyceraldehyde is a substrate for the enzyme aldose reductase.
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
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