glyceraldehyde /glyc·er·al·de·hyde/ (glis″er-al´dĕ-hīd) an aldose, the aldehyde form of the three-carbon sugar derived from the oxidation of glycerol; isomeric with dihydroxyacetone. The 3-phosphate derivative is an intermediate in the metabolism of glucose, in both the Embden-Meyerhof and pentose phosphate pathways.
glyc·er·al·de·hyde (gl s  -r l d-h d)n. A sweet colorless crystalline solid that is an intermediate compound in carbohydrate metabolism. |
glyceraldehyde
a compound, glyceric aldehyde, formed by the oxidation of glycerol.
glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase
an enzyme of the glycolytic pathway.
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