"Dihydroxyacetone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A ketotriose compound. Its addition to blood preservation solutions results in better maintenance of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate levels during storage. It is readily phosphorylated to dihydroxyacetone phosphate by triokinase in erythrocytes. In combination with naphthoquinones it acts as a sunscreening agent.
| Descriptor ID |
D004098
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.947.875.465.200 D09.947.875.894.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Dihydroxyacetone- Dihydroxyacetone
- 1,3-Dihydroxy-2-Propanone
- 1,3 Dihydroxy 2 Propanone
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dihydroxyacetone" by people in Profiles.
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Kinetic Analysis of Hepatic Metabolism Using Hyperpolarized Dihydroxyacetone. J Chem Inf Model. 2019 01 28; 59(1):605-614.
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Dihydroxyacetone induced autophagy in African trypanosomes. Autophagy. 2007 Nov-Dec; 3(6):626-9.
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Antiproliferative effect of dihydroxyacetone on Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms: cell cycle progression, subcellular alterations, and cell death. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Nov; 51(11):3960-8.
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Cloning, heterologous expression, and characterization of three aquaglyceroporins from Trypanosoma brucei. J Biol Chem. 2004 Oct 08; 279(41):42669-76.