A chemical compound containing three hydroxy groups.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 1,3,4-butanetriol | A triol that is butane carrying three hydroxy substituents at position 1, 2 and 4. | 1,2,4-butanetriol |
| 1,5-anhydrofructose | | 1,5-anhydro-D-fructose |
| 3-epi-fagomine | A member of the class of hydroxypiperidines that is piperidine carrying a hydroxymethyl substituent at position 2 as well as two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 4 (the 2R,3R,4S-diastereomer). | 3-epi-fagomine |
| 3,7-dihydroxytropolone | A cyclic ketone that is tropolone in which the hydrogens at positions 3 and 7 are substituted by hydroxy groups. It is isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces tropolofaciens strain K611-97. | 3,7-dihydroxytropolone |
| 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-1,2,3-hexadecanetriol | A triol that consists of 3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecane bearing three hydroxy substituents at positions 1, 2 and 3. | phytantriol |
| 5s,12r,18r-trihydroxy-6z,8e,10e,14z,16e-eicosapentaenoic acid | A resolvin that is (6Z,8E,10E,14Z,16E)-icosa-6,8,10,14,16-pentaenoic acid which is substituted at positions 5, 12 and 18 by hydroxy groups (the 5S,12R,18R stereoisomer). | resolvin E1 |
| alpha bitter acid | An optically active cyclic ketone consisting of 3,5,6-trihydroxycyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one bearing two 3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl substituents at positions 4 and 6 as well as a 3-methylbutanoyl group at the 2-position. | humulone |
| androstane-3,6,17-triol | A 3beta sterol that is 5alpha-androstane which is substituted by beta-hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 17 and by an alpha-hydroxy group at position 6. | 5alpha-androstane-3beta,6alpha,17beta-triol |
| androstane-3,7,17-triol | A 3beta sterol that is 5alpha-androstane which is substituted by beta-hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 17 and by an alpha-hydroxy group at position 7. | 5alpha-androstane-3beta,7alpha,17beta-triol |
| asiatic acid | A pentacyclic triterpenoid that is ursane substituted by a carboxy group at position 28 and hydroxy groups at positions 2, 3 and 23 (the 2alpha,3beta stereoisomer). It is isolated from Symplocos lancifolia and Vateria indica and exhibits anti-angiogenic activity. | asiatic acid |
| calcipotriene | A seco-cholestane that is 26,27-cyclo-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10,22-tetraene carrying additional hydroxy substituents at positions 1, 3 and 24. It is used (as its hydrate) in combination with betamethasone dipropionate, a corticosteroid, for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis in adult patients. | calcipotriol |
| calcitriol | A hydroxycalciol that is calcidiol in which the pro-S hydrogen of calcidiol is replaced by a hydroxy group. It is the active form of vitamin D3, produced fom calciol via hydoxylation in the liver to form calcidiol, which is subsequently oxidised in the kidney to give calcitriol. | calcitriol |
| chrysopine | A spiroketal and delta-lactone resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of L-glutamine with the anomeric hydroxy group of D-fructose and substitution of the 1-hydroxy group of the fructose by the alpha-amino group of the glutamine. It is found in crown gall tumours induced in chrysanthemums by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. | chrysopine |
| colforsin | A labdane diterpenoid isolated from the Indian Coleus plant. | forskolin |
| colterol | A member of the class of ethanolamines that is catechol in which the hydrogen at position 4 is replaced by a 2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl group. | colterol |
| deoxyfuconojirimycin | A hydroxypiperidine in which the three hydroxy substituents are located at positions 3, 4 and 5 together with an additional methyl substituent at position 2. | deoxyfuconojirimycin |
| deoxynivalenol | A trichothecene mycotoxin produced by Fusarium to which wheat, barley, maize (corn) and their products are susceptible to contamination. | deoxynivalenol |
| euscaphic acid | A pentacyclic triterpenoid that is urs-12-en-28-oic acid substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2, 3 and 19 respectively (the 2alpha,3alpha-stereoisomer). It has been isolated from the leaves of Rosa laevigata. | euscaphic acid |
| fostriecin | A structurally unique, naturally-occurring phosphate monoester isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces pulveraceus. It inhibits DNA topoisomerase II as well as several protein phosphatase including PP2A and PPA4, and exhibits potent antitumor activity against several cancer cell lines. | fostriecin |
| fumonisin b1 | A diester that results from the condensation of the 1-carboxy groups of two molecules of propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid with hydroxy groups at positions 14 and 15 of (2S,3S,5R,10R,12S,14S,15R,16R)-2-amino-12,16-dimethylicosane-3,5,10,14,15-pentol. | fumonisin B1 |
| glycerol | A triol with a structure of propane substituted at positions 1, 2 and 3 by hydroxy groups. | glycerol |
| heptane-1,2,3-triol | A triol comprising heptane substituted with hydroxy groups at C-1, -2 and -3. | heptane-1,2,3-triol |
| latanoprost | A prostaglandin Falpha that is the isopropyl ester prodrug of latanoprost free acid. Used in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. | latanoprost |
| mannostatin a | An amino cyclitol that is cyclopentane substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 1, 2 and 3, by an amino group at positon 4, and by a methylsulfanediyl group at position 5 (the 1R,2R,3R,4S,5R-stereoisomer). It is isolated from the soil bacterium Streptoverticillium verticillium. | mannostatin A |
| mupirocin | An alpha,beta-unsaturated ester resulting from the formal condensation of the alcoholic hydroxy group of 9-hydroxynonanoic acid with the carboxy group of (2E)-4-[(2S)-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]-3-methylbut-2-enoic acid in which the tetrahydropyranyl ring is substituted at positions 3 and 4 by hydroxy groups and at position 5 by a {(2S,3S)-3-[(2S,3S)-3-hydroxybutan-2-yl]oxiran-2-yl}methyl group. Originally isolated from the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens, it is used as a topical antibiotic for the treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections. | mupirocin |
| phytosphingosine | | phytosphingosine |
| resolvin d1 | A resolvin that is docosa-4Z,9E,11E,13Z,15E,19Z-hexaenoic acid which is substituted by hydroxy groups at the 7, 8, and 17 positions (the 7S,8R,17S-stereoisomer). | resolvin D1 |
| resolvin d2 | A member of the class of resolvins that is (4Z,8E,10Z,12E,14E,19Z)-docosahexaenoic acid carrying three hydroxy substituents at positions 7, 16 and 17 (the 7S,16R,17S-stereoisomer). | resolvin D2 |
| resolvin d3 | A member of the class of resolvins that is (5Z,7E,9E,13Z,15E,19Z)-docosahexaenoic acid carrying three hydroxy substituents at positions 4, 11 and 17 (the 4S,11R,17S-stereoisomer). | resolvin D3 |
| resolvin D4 | A member of the class of resolvins that is (6E,8E,10Z,13Z,15E,19Z)-docosahexaenoic acid carrying three hydroxy substituents at positions 4, 5 and 17 (the 4S,5R,17S-stereoisomer). | resolvin D4 |
| rx-3117 | A triol that is (1S,2R)-4-fluoro-3-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-3-ene-1,2-diol which is substituted by a 4-amino-2-oxopyrimidin-1(2H)-yl group at position 5. It is a cytidine analog which exhibits anticancer activity in several cancers, including gemcitabine-resistant tumours. | roducitabine |
| simalikalactone D | A quassinoid isolated from Quassia amara and Quassia africana. It has been shown to exhibit antimalarial, cytotoxic and antiviral activities. | simalikalactone D |
| staphyloxanthin | A xanthophyll that is beta-D-glucopyranose in which the hydroxy groups at positions 1 and 6 have been acylated by an all-trans-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,22-decaenoyl group and a 12-methyltetradecanoyl group, respectively. Staphyloxanthin is responsible for the characteristic yellow-golden colour which gives the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus its name. | staphyloxanthin |
| tln 4601 | | diazepinomicin |
| triethanolamine | A tertiary amino compound that is ammonia in which each of the hydrogens is substituted by a 2-hydroxyethyl group. | triethanolamine |
| trilobacin | A polyketide isolated from the bark of Asimina triloba. It has been shown to exhibit cytotoxicity in the NCI human tumor cell line screen. | trilobacin |
| tromethamine | A primary amino compound that is tert-butylamine in which one hydrogen attached to each methyl group is replaced by a hydroxy group. A compound widely used as a biological buffer substance in the pH range 7--9; pKa = 8.3 at 20 degreeC; pKa = 7.82 at 37 degreeC. | tris |
| vanchrobactin | A catechol-type natural product that is composed of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid, D-arginine and L-serine joined in sequence by peptide linkages. It is a siderophore synthesized by the bacterial fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum. | vanchrobactin |