RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0135887
RefMet nameGlycerol
Systematic namepropane-1,2,3-triol
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass92.047345 (neutral)
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FormulaC3H8O3View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37092 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C3H8O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2
InChIKeyPEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC(C(CO)O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
Main ClassAlcohols and polyols
Sub Class1,2-diols
Distribution of Glycerol in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Glycerol
External Links
Pubchem CID753
ChEBI ID17754
KEGG IDC00116
HMDB IDHMDB0000131
Chemspider ID733
MetaCyc IDGLYCEROL
EPA CompToxDTXCID40662
Spectral data for Glycerol standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Glycerol

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R00841 sn-Glycerol 3-phosphate + H2O <=> Glycerol + Orthophosphatesn-glycerol-3-phosphate phosphohydrolase
R00847 ATP + Glycerol <=> ADP + sn-Glycerol 3-phosphateATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase
R01036 Glycerol + NAD+ <=> D-Glyceraldehyde + NADH + H+Glycerol:NAD+ oxidoreductase
R01041 Glycerol + NADP+ <=> D-Glyceraldehyde + NADPH + H+glycerol:NADP+ oxidoreductase
R01351 1-Acylglycerol + H2O <=> Glycerol + Fatty acid1-acylglycerol acylhydrolase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Glycerol

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00561 Glycerolipid metabolism 4
hsa00052 Galactose metabolism 1
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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