1,3-Dihydroxyacetone

1,3-Dihydroxyacetone (DHA), the main active ingredient in sunless tanning skin-care preparations and an important precursor for the synthesis of various fine chemicals, is produced on an industrial scale by microbial fermentation of glycerol (HY-B1659) in Gluconobacter oxydans. 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone is also used for synthesis of new biodegradable polymers by combining with lactic acid (HY-B2227) [1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[96-26-4]

Product Name Alternative

Dihydroxyacetone

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Antibiotic; Bacterial; Drug Intermediate

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Anti-infection; Others

Field of Research

Infection

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/1-3-dihydroxyacetone.html

Purity

99.49

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic) |H2O : 116.67 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

O=C(CO)CO

Molecular Formula

C3H6O3

Molecular Weight

90.08

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Zheng Z, et al. Novel Process for 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone Production from Glycerol. 1. Technological Feasibility Study and Process Design. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2012, 51, 9, 3715–3721.|[2]Dikshit PK, et al. Optimization of 1,3-dihydroxyacetone production from crude glycerol by immobilized Gluconobacter oxydans MTCC 904. Bioresour Technol. 2016 Sep;216:1058-65. |[3]Dikshit PK, et al. Process optimization and analysis of product inhibition kinetics of crude glycerol fermentation for 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone production. Bioresour Technol. 2017 Nov;244 (Pt 1) :362-370.