Definition of Glyceraldehyde

1. Noun. A sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars.

Exact synonyms: Glyceric Aldehyde
Generic synonyms: Aldehyde

Definition of Glyceraldehyde

1. Noun. (organic compound carbohydrates) The aldotriose ''2,3-dihydroxypropanal'' formed by oxidation of glycerol ¹

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Definition of Glyceraldehyde

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Glyceraldehyde

1. A type of aldose with the chemical formula C3H6O3. This molecule is used as the reference molecule for handedness (L, lefthanded, or D, right-handed stereochemical configuration) in amino acids, carbohydrates, etc. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glyceraldehyde

glycanohydrolases
glycans
glycaric
glycaric acid
glycate
glycated
glycates
glycation
glycations
glycemia
glycemic
glyceollin
glyceollins
glyceral
glyceraldehdye 3 phosphate
glyceraldehyde (current term)
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate ferredoxin oxidoreductase
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate phosphatase
glyceraldehydephosphate dehydrogenase
glyceraldehydes
glycerate
glycerates
glycerias
glyceric
glyceric acid
glyceric aldehyde
glyceridases
glyceride

Literary usage of Glyceraldehyde

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Alcoholic Fermentation by Arthur Harden (1914)
"105) that 20 cc of juice were capable of producing about half the theoretical amount of carbon dioxide from o-2 gram of glyceraldehyde, whereas 0-4 gram ..."

2. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1921)
"There was also formed a syrupy mass free from glycol- aldehyde, glyceraldehyde, ... on neutral glycerol at 25° C. in the presence of air, glyceraldehyde ..."

3. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"... by the action of baryta- water into glyceraldehyde. 4. Monoses are also derived from formaldehyde by the action of lime-water (aldol-condensation). ..."

4. The Simple Carbohydrates and the Glucosides by Edward Frankland Armstrong (1919)
"Nef states that formose consists of hexoses and pentoses in equal proportions. By alkaline condensation of pure glyceraldehyde under conditions which would ..."

5. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1895)
"glyceraldehyde is composed of several germicidal properties, the base of which is formaldehyde. Dilatation of the Stomach.—At no distant day dilatation of ..."

6. General Chemistry of the Enzymes by Hans von Euler, Thomas Henry Pope (1912)
"OH CH-OH CH-OH CHO CHO CHO CH-OH CH-OH CH-OH CH-OH~OH CH2-OH CH2-OH CH2-OH CH2-OH CH2 CH3 Glucose glyceraldehyde Methylglyoxal There is also uncertainty ..."

7. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry for Students of Medicine and Biology by Elmer Verner McCollum (1920)
"By this method glyceraldehyde may also be prepared. Starting with acrylic aldehyde, two bromine atoms are added. The dibrom propyl aldehyde reacts with ..."

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