Product Description
| Cat Number | T4918 |
|---|---|
| Category | Biochemical |
| Pack Size | 1EA |
| Description | DL-Glyceraldehyde (Glyceric aldehyde) is produced from the action of the enzyme glyceraldehyde dehydrogenase, which converts glycerol to glyceraldehyde using NADP as a cofactor. When present at sufficiently high levels, DL-Glyceraldehyde can be a cytotoxin and a mutagen. A cytotoxin is a compound that kills cells. A mutagen is a compound that causes mutations in DNA. DL-Glyceraldehyde is a highly reactive compound that can modify and cross-link proteins. DL-Glyceraldehyde modified proteins appear to be cytotoxic, depress intracellular glutathione levels, and induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) production (PMID: 14981296 ). DL-Glyceraldehyde has been shown to cause chromosome damage to human cells in culture and is mutagenic in the Ames bacterial test. |
| Molecular Weight | 90.08 |
| Purity | 0.9 |
| Formula | C3H6O3 |
| Smiles | C(CO)(C=O)O |
| Storage | -20 ℃ |
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| Note | This product is for Research Use Only |
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