Compound

a diacylglycerol

Glycerides composed of two fatty acids esterified to the trihydric alcohol glycerol. There are two possible forms that exist: 1,2-diacylglycerols and 1,3-diacylglycerols.

Definition from MeSH (D004075), National Library of Medicine, read 2026-09-23. NLM revises MeSH; this copy may not reflect its current record.

CHEBI:18035ChEBI

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Structure

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Class: Structural class, not a single molecule
Formula: C5H6O5R2
Mass: 89.07 g/mol
Charge: 0
SMILES: *OCC(CO*)O*
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Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

2 entities

2 entities reached.

0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

2 statements

2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: a diacylglycerol · Sources: Rhea

Order

a diacylglycerol is a substrate of DDHD2ProteinRhea RHEA:32731Inferred only
a diacylglycerol is a substrate of LIPEProteinRhea RHEA:32731Inferred only

Reactions

15 reactions

a triacylglycerol+watera diacylglycerol+a fatty acid+hydron
Catalysed by DDHD2 or LPL or LIPF or ABHD2 or LIPC or PNLIP or CEL or AADAC or PNPLA4 or PNLIPRP2 or LIPE or PNLIPRP3 and 7 more alternatives
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:12044CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:36836+a triacylglycerolCHEBI:13610+a diacylglycerol
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:16897CC BY 4.0Reference data
a diacylglycerol+watera monoacylglycerol+a fatty acid+hydron
Catalysed by DDHD2 or LIPE
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:32731CC BY 4.0Reference data
a triacylglycerol+all-trans-retinolan all-trans-retinyl ester+a diacylglycerol
Catalysed by PNPLA4 or PNPLA2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:44676CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:144784+CHEBI:144774CHEBI:144785+a diacylglycerol
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:61528CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157643+CHEBI:144774CHEBI:157652+a diacylglycerol
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Rhea RHEA:65648CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157644+CHEBI:144774CHEBI:157653+a diacylglycerol
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:65652CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157645+CHEBI:144774CHEBI:157657+a diacylglycerol
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:65668CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157646+CHEBI:144774CHEBI:157656+a diacylglycerol
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:65672CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157647+CHEBI:144774CHEBI:157658+a diacylglycerol
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:65676CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157648+CHEBI:144774CHEBI:157659+a diacylglycerol
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:65680CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:157649+CHEBI:144774CHEBI:157660+a diacylglycerol
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:65684CC BY 4.0Reference data

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Other names

7 names

Resolves to: a diacylglycerol

Also called: DAGDGdi-O-acylglycerolsDiacylglyceroldiacylglycerolsDiglyceridediglycerides