dihydroxyacetone

Also known as glycerone, DHA, 1,3-Dihydroxydimethyl ketone, Bis(hydroxymethyl) ketone, alpha,alpha'-dihydroxyacetone, 1,3-propanediol-2-one, 1,3-Dihydroxypropanone, Dihyxal

Dihydroxyacetone (; DHA), also known as glycerone, is a simple saccharide (a triose) with formula .

Chemical data

Formula: C3H6O3
Molecular weight: 90.08 g/mol
IUPAC name: 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-one
SMILES: C(C(=O)CO)O
InChIKey: RXKJFZQQPQGTFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: -1.4
Polar surface area: 57.5 Å²
H-bond donors: 2
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

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Research

2,760 papers

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate signals glucose availability to mTORC1.Nature metabolism · 2020
Dihydroxyacetone: A Review.Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD · 2018
Dihydroxyacetone: A User Guide for a Challenging Bio-Based Synthon.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
Dihydroxyacetone-containing sunless or self-tanning lotions.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1992
Exogenous exposure to dihydroxyacetone mimics high fructose induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.Environmental and molecular mutagenesis · 2021

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 90.032

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Commons category: Dihydroxyacetone
chemical formula: C₃H₆O₃
canonical SMILES: C(C(=O)CO)O

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Dihydroxyacetone (; DHA), also known as glycerone, is a simple saccharide (a triose) with formula .

DHA is primarily used as an ingredient in sunless tanning products. It is often derived from plant sources such as sugar beets and sugar cane, and by the fermentation of glycerin.