An aldotriose comprising propanal having hydroxy groups at the 2- and 3-positions. It plays role in the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), a deleterious accompaniment to ageing.
ChEBI ID: 5445
There are 2 compounds belonging to this class, involving 0 studies.
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| L-glyceraldehyde | The L-enantiomer of glyceraldehyde. | |
| D-glyceraldehyde | The D-enantiomer of glyceraldehyde. | human metabolite; Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite; Escherichia coli metabolite; mouse metabolite |
| Pre-1990 | 1990-2000 | 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | Post-2020 |
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