Compound
L-glyceraldehyde
The L-enantiomer of glyceraldehyde.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:27975), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C3H6O3
- Mass
- 90.078 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-GSVOUGTGSA-N
- SMILES
- [H]C(=O)[C@@H](O)CO
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- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. 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
Chemical structure
- D-glyceraldehyde is the enantiomer of L-glyceraldehydeCompoundChEBI CHEBI:17378Inferred only
Statements
4 statements
4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: L-glyceraldehyde · Sources: Rhea
- L-glyceraldehyde is converted to glycerolCompoundRhea RHEA:38111Inferred only
- glycerol is converted to L-glyceraldehydeCompoundRhea RHEA:38111Inferred only
- L-glyceraldehyde is a substrate of AKR1A1ProteinRhea RHEA:38111Inferred only
- L-glyceraldehyde is a substrate of AKR1B1ProteinRhea RHEA:38111Inferred only
Reactions
3 reactions
CHEBI:75545L-glyceraldehyde+pyruvate
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:38107CC BY 4.0Reference data
glycerol+NADP(3-)L-glyceraldehyde+NADPH(4-)+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:38111CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-glyceraldehyde+3-hydroxypyruvateCHEBI:231435
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:80059CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
8 names
Resolves to: L-glyceraldehyde
- Also called
- (S)-2,3-dihydroxypropanalL-(-)-glyceraldehydeL-(−)-glyceraldehydeL-2,3-DihydroxypropanalL-2,3-DihydroxypropionaldehydeL-AldotrioseL-Glycerose
- Systematic name
- (2S)-2,3-dihydroxypropanal