Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-23 23:15:20 UTC
Update Date2024-10-15 17:41:58 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0047921
Metabolite Identification
Common NameGlyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
DescriptionGlyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) (CAS: 591-59-3), also known as triose phosphate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphates. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphates are compounds containing a glyceraldehyde substituted at position O3 by a phosphate group. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as sea-buckthorn berries, lingonberries, prunus (cherry, plum), quinoa, and sparkleberries. This could make glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is an aldotriose, an important metabolic intermediate in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, and in tryptophan biosynthesis. G3P is formed from fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP), and 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate (1,3BPG). This is the process by which glycerol (as DHAP) enters the glycolytic and gluconeogenesis pathways.
Structure
SynonymsNot Available
Molecular FormulaC3H7O6P
Average Mass170.0578
Monoisotopic Mass169.998024468
IUPAC NameNot Available
Traditional NameNot Available
CAS Registry Number591-57-1
SMILESNot Available
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C3H7O6P/c4-1-3(5)2-9-10(6,7)8/h1,3,5H,2H2,(H2,6,7,8)/t3-/m0/s1
InChI KeyLXJXRIRHZLFYRP-VKHMYHEASA-N