Dihydroxyacetone phosphate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
other names	Glycerone-3-phosphate DHAP
Molecular formula	C 3 H 7 O 6 P
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 57-04-5 EC number 200-308-7 ECHA InfoCard 100,000,280 PubChem 668 ChemSpider 648 DrugBank DB04326 Wikidata Q416915
properties
Molar mass	170.06 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Hemimagnesium salt hydrate no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate ( DHAP ) is a phosphoric acid ester of dihydroxyacetone and is an intermediate product of glycolysis . Together with glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate  (G3P), it is one of the most important triose phosphates . In the 5th step of glycolysis, 96% of DHAP and 4% of G3P are produced. Thus, DHAP regulates the release of G3P for the energy generation phase of glycolysis.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data sheet Dihydroxyacetone phosphate hemimagnesium salt hydrate from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 29, 2011 ( PDF ).