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ac·e·tol

(as'e-tol),

Common term for 1-hydroxy-2-propanone or hydroxyacetone.

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Because MG contains two functional groups (aldo- and keto-), it can be either oxidized or reduced by aldose/aldehyde reductase (ALR) or aldo-keto reductase (AKR) using NADH or NADPH to form acetol, lactaldehyde and pyruvate (Kaur et al, 2014a, b; Hossain et al., 2016; Singh & Dhaka, 2016).

Methylglyoxal and glyoxalase system in plants: old players, new concepts

For example, CYP2E1 might have an important role in producing glucose molecules from ketones such as acetone and acetol during starvation (Koop 1992; Guengerich 2003).

Alcohol metabolism's damaging effects on the cell: a focus on reactive oxygen generation by the enzyme cytochrome P450 2E1

They considered that acrolein instead of acetol was the preferred dehydration product on zeolites.

Effect of Support on Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol over Cu Catalysts

Identification of ethanol-inducible P-450 isozyme 3a as the acetone and acetol monooxygenase of rabbit microsomes.