1,3-Dihydroxyacetone

• Description:

  1,3-Dihydroxyacetone is the main active ingredient in sunscreen tanning skin care preparations, an important precursor for the synthesis of a variety of fine chemicals, and a food additive that can be produced on an industrial scale by microbial fermentation on Gluconobacter oxydans. 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone has the ability to increase cAMP levels. 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone has the ability to increase cAMP levels.

• Stability:

  ≥ 2 years

• Purity:

  >98% (HPLC)

• Weight:

  90.08

• Molecular Formula:

  C3H6O3

• Notes:

  Research use only, not for human use.

• Receptor:

  Endogenous Metabolite

• CAS Number:

  96-26-4