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dihydroxyacetone
Sign in to saveAlso 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 Ų
- 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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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Preparation
- Sunless tanning
- Safe use and side effects
- History
- Winemaking
- References
- External links
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.
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