Uses
Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate Lithium Salt, is a metabolic intermediate involved in involved in a wide variety of metabolic pathways including glycolysis and lipid biosynthesis. In plants,??Dihydroxyacetone phosphate is involved with the synthesis of vitamin B6.
Definition
ChEBI: A member of the class of glycerone phosphates that consists of glycerone bearing a single phospho substituent.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) is a metabolic intermediate involved in many pathways, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, glycerol metabolism, phosphatidic acid synthesis, fat metabolism, and the Calvin cycle.
