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Glyceraldehyde vs. Dihydroxyacetone — What's the Difference?

Glyceraldehyde vs. Dihydroxyacetone — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Glyceraldehyde and Dihydroxyacetone

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Glyceraldehyde

Glyceraldehyde (glyceral) is a triose monosaccharide with chemical formula C3H6O3. It is the simplest of all common aldoses.

Dihydroxyacetone

Dihydroxyacetone (listen) (DHA), also known as glycerone, is a simple saccharide (a triose) with formula C3H6O3. DHA is primarily used as an ingredient in sunless tanning products.

Glyceraldehyde

A sweet colorless crystalline solid, C3H6O3, that is an intermediate compound in carbohydrate metabolism.

Dihydroxyacetone

(organic compound) The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses

Glyceraldehyde

(carbohydrate) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol
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Dihydroxyacetone

(carbohydrate) The only ketotriose

Glyceraldehyde

A sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars

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