1-hydroxy-3-(phosphonooxy)acetone Property

Boiling point:

409.1±51.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.731±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

Water (Slightly)

form 

Sticky Solid

pka

1.65±0.10(Predicted)

color 

Off-White

Stability:

Hygroscopic

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Propanone, 1-hydroxy-3-(phosphonooxy)- (57-04-5)

Safety

WGK Germany 

3

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

1-hydroxy-3-(phosphonooxy)acetone Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate Lithium Salt, is a metabolic intermediate involved in involved in a wide variety of metabolic pathways including glycolysis and lipid biosynthesis. In plants,??Dihydroxyacetone phosphate is involved with the synthesis of vitamin B6.

Definition

ChEBI: A member of the class of glycerone phosphates that consists of glycerone bearing a single phospho substituent.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 78, p. 1659, 1956 DOI: 10.1021/ja01589a045
Tetrahedron Letters, 29, p. 4645, 1988 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)80570-5

Biochem/physiol Actions

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) is a metabolic intermediate involved in many pathways, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, glycerol metabolism, phosphatidic acid synthesis, fat metabolism, and the Calvin cycle.