Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:17754
Name
glycerol
Ontology
Synonyms
GLYCEROL, Glycerol, glycerol, propane-1,2,3-triol, 1,2,3-Propanetriol, 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane, Glycerin, Glyceritol, Glyzerin, Gro, Oelsuess, Propanetriol, Trihydroxypropane, glycerine, glycerol, glycerolum, glycyl alcohol
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A triol with a structure of propane substituted at positions 1, 2 and 3 by hydroxy groups. [source: unknown]
Comment
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Subset
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Parents of glycerol (CHEBI:17754)
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glycerol [is_a relation] is_a  triol (CHEBI:27136)
glycerol [is_a relation] is_a  alditol (CHEBI:17522)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  Escherichia coli metabolite (CHEBI:76971)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  osmolyte (CHEBI:25728)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  solvent (CHEBI:46787)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  detergent (CHEBI:27780)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  geroprotector (CHEBI:176497)
glycerol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)

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