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dihydroxyacetone

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ID SourceID
PubMed CID670
CHEMBL ID1229937
CHEBI ID16016
MeSH IDM0006419

Synonyms (91)

Synonym
vitadye
1,3 dihydroxy 2 propanone
fema no. 4033
CHEMBL1229937
1,3-dihydroxypropanone
1,3-dihydroxydimethyl ketone
bis(hydroxymethyl) ketone
alpha,alpha'-dihydroxyacetone
CHEBI:16016 ,
1,3-propanediol-2-one
nsc-24343
nsc24343
otan
triulose
chromelin
oxantin
dihyxal
soleal
viticolor
2-propanone,3-dihydroxy-
oxatone
2-propanone, 1,3-dihydroxy-
inchi=1/c3h6o3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h4-5h,1-2h
einecs 202-494-5
brn 1740268
ai3-24477
ccris 4899
2-propanone, 1,3-dihydroxy
1,3-dihydroxyacetone
C00184
dihydroxy-acetone
1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one
1,3-dihydroxy-2-propanone
glycerone
96-26-4
DIHYDROXYACETONE ,
DB01775
1,3-dihydroxyaceton
08CB5E10-C843-45EE-8556-4313C8E0BEA2
BMSE000144
dihydroxy acetone
chromelin (tn)
dihydroxyacetone (usp)
D07841
A845572
AKOS005259385
unii-o10ddw6joo
4-01-00-04119 (beilstein handbook reference)
dihydroxyacetone [usp]
hsdb 7513
ec 202-494-5
o10ddw6joo ,
FT-0649652
dihydroxyacetone [who-dd]
dihydroxyacetone [vandf]
dihydroxyacetone [mi]
dihydroxyacetone [usp monograph]
dihydroxyacetone [fhfi]
dihydroxyacetone [usp-rs]
dihydroxyacetone [hsdb]
dihydroxyacetone [inci]
dihydroxyacetone [mart.]
S12381
J-503909
1.3-dihydroxyacetone
1, 3-dihydroxypropan-2-one
1,3-dihydroxy-acetone
1,3-dihyroxy-acetone
ketochromin
Q-101302
DTXSID0025072 ,
mfcd00004670
GS-3764
protosol
aliphatic ketone
a,a'-dihydroxyacetone
CS-W019614
F0001-2767
SY038299
Q409618
1,3-dihydroxyacetone (dha)
SB83769
EN300-121747
HY-Y0335
D5818
Z1255442144
dihydroxyacetone (usp-rs)
dihydroxypropanone
dihydroxyacetone (usp monograph)
dtxcid405072
dihydroxyacetone (mart.)

Research Excerpts

Overview

Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a three-carbon sugar that is the active ingredient in sunless tanning products and a by-product of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) combustion. It is an important ketose sugar, which is extensively used in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

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"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a major byproduct of e-cigarette combustion and is the active ingredient in sunless tanning products. "( Solution Chemistry of Dihydroxyacetone and Synthesis of Monomeric Dihydroxyacetone.
Belfleur, L; Gassman, NR; Hernandez, A; Migaud, ME; Sonavane, M, 2022
)
2.48
"1,3-dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is an underrated bio-based synthon, with a broad range of reactivities. "( Dihydroxyacetone: A User Guide for a Challenging Bio-Based Synthon.
Alard, V; Bricotte, L; Caillol, S; Chougrani, K; Ladmiral, V, 2023
)
2.91
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a three-carbon sugar that is the active ingredient in sunless tanning products and a by-product of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) combustion. "( Exogenous exposure to dihydroxyacetone mimics high fructose induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.
Gassman, NR; Mehta, R; Migaud, ME; Sonavane, M, 2021
)
2.38
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a 3-carbon sugar allowed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a color additive in sunless tanning products."( Dihydroxyacetone: A Review.
Braunberger, TL; Katz, LM; Lim, HW; Nahhas, AF; Sadrieh, N, 2018
)
2.64
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a simple ketonic carbohydrate, mainly used for sunless skin tanning."( Dihydroxyacetone as a definitive treatment for aluminium phosphide poisoning in rats.
Ahmadi, J; Anani, H; Joukar, S; Karami-Mohajeri, S, 2018
)
2.64
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is an approved color additive used in sunless tanning lotions. "( Assessing the respiratory toxicity of dihydroxyacetone using an in vitro human airway epithelial tissue model.
Bryant, M; Cao, X; Davis, K; Muskhelishvili, L; Wang, Y; Wu, Q, 2019
)
2.23
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a popular ingredient in sunless tanner and lotions. "( Defining the Absorption Spectrum of the Skin After Application of a Popular Sunless Tanner, Dihydroxyacetone, Using Re ectance Photospectrometry.
Graves, MS; Lloyd, AA; Ross, EV, 2016
)
2.1
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHAT) is a color additive that is added to sunless tanning products to produce an artificial tan. "( Contact dermatitis caused by sunless tanning treatment with dihydroxyacetone in hairless descendants of Mexican hairless dogs.
Kimura, T, 2009
)
2.04
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is an important ketose sugar, which is extensively used in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. "( Expression of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin enhances cell growth and dihydroxyacetone production in Gluconobacter oxydans.
Li, M; Lin, J; Wei, D; Wu, J, 2010
)
2.04
"Dihydroxyacetone (Dha) kinases are a family of sequence-conserved enzymes which utilize either ATP (in animals, plants and eubacteria) or phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP, in eubacteria) as their source of high-energy phosphate. "( Small substrate, big surprise: fold, function and phylogeny of dihydroxyacetone kinases.
Baumann, U; Christen, S; Erni, B; Oberholzer, A; Siebold, C; Srinivas, A, 2006
)
2.02

Effects

Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) has seen extensive use as the main tanning agent in sunless tanners. It has been proposed as a potential alternative to dansyl chloride for use as a fluorescence marker on skin to assess stratum corneum turnover time.

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"Dihydroxyacetone also has an effect on the amino acids and nucleic acids which is bad for the skin."( Modulated photoacoustic spectroscopy study of an artificial tanning on human skin induced by dihydroxyacetone.
Benamar, N; Lahjomri, F; Laplante, AF; Leblanc, RM, 2004
)
1.26
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) has seen extensive use as the main tanning agent in sunless tanners."( In search of the perfect tan: Chemical activity, biological effects, business considerations, and consumer implications of dihydroxyacetone sunless tanning products.
Green, P; Hamill, KJ; McDonald, TO; O'Loughlin, DA; Turner, J, 2023
)
1.84
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) has several industrial applications such as a tanning agent in tanning lotions in the cosmetic industry; its production via microbial fermentation would present a more sustainable option for the future. "( Dihydroxyacetone production in an engineered Escherichia coli through expression of Corynebacterium glutamicum dihydroxyacetone phosphate dephosphorylase.
Jain, VK; Lim, CY; Tear, CJ, 2016
)
3.32
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) has numerous industrial applications. "( Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) from sugars: a proof of concept.
Nevoigt, E; Nguyen, HT, 2009
)
2.04
"Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) has been proposed as a potential alternative to dansyl chloride for use as a fluorescence marker on skin to assess stratum corneum turnover time in vivo. "( Fluorescence spectral imaging of dihydroxyacetone on skin in vivo.
Ertel, KD; Forest, SE; Grothaus, JT; Plante, J; Rader, C, 2003
)
2.04
"Dihydroxyacetone also has an effect on the amino acids and nucleic acids which is bad for the skin."( Modulated photoacoustic spectroscopy study of an artificial tanning on human skin induced by dihydroxyacetone.
Benamar, N; Lahjomri, F; Laplante, AF; Leblanc, RM, 2004
)
1.26
"Dihydroxyacetone variants have been explored as donors in organocatalytic aldol reactions with various aldehyde and ketone acceptors. "( Dihydroxyacetone variants in the organocatalytic construction of carbohydrates: mimicking tagatose and fuculose aldolases.
Albertshofer, K; Barbas, CF; Mitsumori, S; Suri, JT; Tanaka, F, 2006
)
3.22

Toxicity

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") increased LD50 values of CN(8."( Antidotal effect of dihydroxyacetone against cyanide toxicity in vivo.
Niknahad, H; O'Brien, PJ, 1996
)
0.62
"Dihydroxyacetone offers a safe and effective therapeutic option for recalcitrant vitiligo."( Dihydroxyacetone: a safe camouflaging option in vitiligo.
Kulkollakarn, S; Rajatanavin, N; Suwanachote, S, 2008
)
3.23
" Our findings indicate that DHA, at concentrations likely to be experienced by humans, has transient toxic effects on human airway ALI cultures."( Assessing the respiratory toxicity of dihydroxyacetone using an in vitro human airway epithelial tissue model.
Bryant, M; Cao, X; Davis, K; Muskhelishvili, L; Wang, Y; Wu, Q, 2019
)
0.78
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (6)

RoleDescription
metaboliteAny intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
antifungal agentAn antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.
human metaboliteAny mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metaboliteAny fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
Escherichia coli metaboliteAny bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
mouse metaboliteAny mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
ketotrioseAny ketone-containing triose.
primary alpha-hydroxy ketoneAn alpha-hydroxy ketone in which the carbonyl group and the hydroxy group are linked by a -CH2 (methylene) group.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (10)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
glycerol degradation V08
Renz2020 - GEM of Human alveolar macrophage with SARS-CoV-20490
cytidine-5'-diphosphate-glycerol biosynthesis315
N-acetylneuraminate and N-acetylmannosamine degradation I416
superpathway of N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylmannosamine and N-acetylneuraminate degradation924
superpathway of N-acetylneuraminate degradation3979
glycerol degradation to butanol1035
formaldehyde assimilation III (dihydroxyacetone cycle)422
glycerol degradation V416
glycerol degradation II318
superpathway of glycerol degradation to 1,3-propanediol826

Bioassays (63)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID372300Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of glycosomes at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372297Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as DNA content at 4 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372276Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of one or two nucleus at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372269Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of atypical combination of number of nucleus after 24 hrs using DAPI staining by phase-contrast microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372302Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as induction of autophagy at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372287Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as induction of necrosis at 1 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372258Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as decrease in cell viability at 1 mM up to 40 mins by spectrophotometry2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372291Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as induction of necrosis at 5 uM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372267Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of more than one flagellum after 24 hrs using DAPI staining by phase-contrast microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372271Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of more than one flagellum at 5 mM after 20 hrs by scanning electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372264Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form at 4 mM up to 24 hrs by spectrophotometry2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372272Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in cell size at 5 mM after 20 hrs by scanning electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372270Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of kinetoplast after 24 hrs using DAPI staining by phase-contrast microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372293Cell cycle arrest in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as accumulation at G2 phase at 2 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372281Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in mitochondrion size at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372275Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of more than one flagellum at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372292Cell cycle arrest in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as accumulation at G2/M phase at 2 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372290Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as induction of necrosis at 4 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372314Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species production at 1 mM after 24 hrs by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372316Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species production at 3 mM after 24 hrs by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372289Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as induction of necrosis at 3 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372315Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species production at 2 mM after 24 hrs by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372321Permeability across plasma membrane of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form expressing aquaglyceroporins using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372273Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of atypical combination of number of nucleus at 5 mM after 20 hrs by scanning electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372259Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as cell death at 1 mM after 40 mins by spectrophotometry2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372317Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species production at 4 mM after 24 hrs by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372303Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as loss of mitochondrial-membrane potential at 1 mM after 24 hrs by TMRE staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372318Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species production at 5 uM after 24 hrs by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372298Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as DNA content at 5 uM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372307Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as loss of mitochondrial-membrane potential at 5 uM after 24 hrs by TMRE staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372286Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in cells with two nuclei and one kinetoplast at 1 to 3 mM using DAPI staining by phase-contrast microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372312Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as phosphatidylserine exposure in outer leaflet of plasma membrane at 4 mM after 24 hrs by V-Fluos staining staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372260Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form at < 1 mM2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372310Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as phosphatidylserine exposure in outer leaflet of plasma membrane at 2 mM after 24 hrs by V-Fluos staining staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372459Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as appearance of multiple folds in mitochondrion membrane at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372299Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as dilation of mitochondrial membrane at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372311Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as phosphatidylserine exposure in outer leaflet of plasma membrane at 3 mM after 24 hrs by V-Fluos staining staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372282Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as dilation of mitochondrion membrane at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372313Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as phosphatidylserine exposure in outer leaflet of plasma membrane at 5 uM after 24 hrs by V-Fluos staining staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372294Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as DNA content at 1 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372285Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in cells with two nuclei and two kinetoplasts at 1 to 3 mM using DAPI staining by phase-contrast microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372306Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as loss of mitochondrial-membrane potential at 4 mM after 24 hrs by TMRE staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372268Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in cell size after 24 hrs using DAPI staining by phase-contrast microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID30431Compound was tested for inhibition of Human acrosin by ketoses1981Journal of medicinal chemistry, Nov, Volume: 24, Issue:11
Inhibition of human acrosin by monosaccharides and related compounds: structure-activity relationships.
AID372304Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as loss of mitochondrial-membrane potential at 2 mM after 24 hrs by TMRE staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372274Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of kinetoplast at 5 mM after 20 hrs by scanning electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372319Induction of programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as death of total cell population at > 4 nM up to 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372305Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as loss of mitochondrial-membrane potential at 3 mM after 24 hrs by TMRE staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372278Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in autophagic vaculoe structures at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372280Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as change in cell nucleus at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372265Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form at 5 mM up to 24 hrs by spectrophotometry2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372263Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as decrease in cell density after 24 hrs by spectrophotometry2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372309Induction of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as phosphatidylserine exposure in outer leaflet of plasma membrane at 1 mM after 24 hrs by V-Fluos staining staining2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372262Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as cell death at 1 mM by spectrophotometry in presence of 1 mM glucose2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372296Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as DNA content at 3 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372277Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as increase in cisternal and vesicular structures within cytosol at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372288Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as induction of necrosis at 2 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372283Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as disorder of mitochondrion structure at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372261Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form at > 1 mM2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372320Induction of necrosis in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as death of total cell population at > 4 nM up to 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372295Effect on cell cycle of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as DNA content at 2 mM after 24 hrs using propidium iodide staining by FACS analysis2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372266Trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as phosphatase activity2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
AID372279Effect on morphological changes in Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream form assessed as presence of myelin-like structures at 3 mM after 24 hrs by transmission electron microscopy2007Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, Nov, Volume: 51, Issue:11
Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (489)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990148 (30.27)18.7374
1990's66 (13.50)18.2507
2000's115 (23.52)29.6817
2010's124 (25.36)24.3611
2020's36 (7.36)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 61.18

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index61.18 (24.57)
Research Supply Index6.27 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.60 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index127.56 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.45 (0.95)

This Compound (61.18)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials10 (1.92%)5.53%
Reviews21 (4.04%)6.00%
Case Studies15 (2.88%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other474 (91.15%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]