FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: glycolaldehyde
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General Information
Name
glycolaldehyde
FlyBase ID
FBch0002612
ChEBI Name
glycolaldehyde
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:17071
PubChem Name
Glycolaldehyde
PubChem ID
CID:756
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of glycolaldehyde
glycolaldehyde
InChIKey

WGCNASOHLSPBMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

The glycolaldehyde derived from ethylene glycol. The parent of the class of glycolaldehydes. ChEBI: Glycolaldehyde is the glycolaldehyde derived from ethylene glycol. The parent of the class of glycolaldehydes. It has a role as a fundamental metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a tautomer of a (Z)-1,2-ethenediol.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (15)
Synonyms
141-46-8
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Hydroxyacetaldehyde
(PubChem, 2019-)
Acetaldehyde, hydroxy-
(PubChem, 2019-)
Diose
(PubChem, 2019-)
GLYCOALDEHYDE
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Glycolaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Glycolic aldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Glycollaldehyde
(PubChem, 2019-)
Hydroxyacetaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Methylol formaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Monomethylolformaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:756
(PubChem, 2019-)
glycolaldehyde
(Venkateswaran et al., 2023, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
glycollaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-)
hydroxyacetaldehyde
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)