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Definition
: A trihydroxy sugar alcohol that is an intermediate in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. It is used as a solvent, emollient, pharmaceutical agent, and sweetening agent.
Pharmacological Action
Cryoprotective Agents
;
Solvents
Examples
Glyceryl Ethers
;
Nitroglycerin
Other names
Glycerin; Glycerine; 1,2,3-
Trihydroxypropane
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
glycerol phenylbutyrate
0
*Phenylbutyrates
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Mol Genet Metab. 2011 Aug;103(4):323-9.
6-
O-
methyl-
D-
glycero-
alpha-
L-
gluco-
heptopyranose
0
*Monosaccharides
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Org Lett. 2011 Oct 7;13(19):5290-3
ScaleA2 solution
0
*Urea
Glycerol
Tissue Fixation/methods.
Nat Neurosci. 2011 Nov;14(11):1481-8
p-
methylsulfonylphenylglycerol
0
*Sulfones
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Sep 15; 21(18):5583-8.
glyceryl-
isoeugenol
0
*Eugenol
*Glycerol
Anti-Inflammatory Agents.
Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2011 Apr-Jun;24(2):345-56
polyglycerol 6-
distearate
0
*Polymers
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Int J Pharm 2011 Mar 15;406(1-2):163-72
Poly-
2p cream
0
*Glycerol
*Phytosterols
Dermatologic Agents.
G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Dec;145(6):703-8
Proliferol
0
*Glucose
*Glycerol
*Lidocaine
*Phenol
Drug Combinations.
Int J Toxicol. 2009 May-Jun;28(3):219-29
1, 3-
dipalmitoyl-
2-
stearoyl-
sn-
glycerol
0
*Stearates
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Chem Phys Lipids. 2009 Jul;160(1):11-32
1,3-
dimyristoyl-
2-
stearoyl-
sn-
glycerol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Chem Phys Lipids. 2008 Jul;154(1):7-18
1,2-
dimyristoyl-
3-
stearoyl-
sn-
glycerol
0
*Stearates
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Chem Phys Lipids. 2008 Jul;154(1):7-18
glycerol 1,3-
diglycerolate diacrylate
0
*Acrylates
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2008 Oct 1;43(3):307-13
polyglyceryl-
6 isostearate
0
*Stearic Acids
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Int J Pharm 2008 Sep 1;361(1-2):41-6
gamma-
linolenoyldilinoleoylglycerol
0
*Linolenic Acids
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Anal Chem. 2008 Aug 1;80(15):5788-93
Holisal
0
*Salicylates
Cellulose/*analogs & derivatives
Choline/*analogs & derivatives
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Georgian Med News 2008 Jan;(154):36-9
glycerol 1-
stearate
0
*Stearates
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Nat Med (Tokyo) 2008 Jul;62(3):358-9
1,2-
dipalmitoylglycerophosphorylethanolamine
0
*Ethanolamines
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Anal Sci. 2008 Feb;24(2):293-6
INA((R)-
1-
O-
(1-
pyrenylmethyl)glycerol)
0
*Pyrenes
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2007;26(10-12):1641-3
3-
phenoxy-
1,2-
propanediol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007 Oct;76(6):1281-7
guaiacylglycerol 3-
O-
(6-
O-
p-
coumaroyl)glucopyranoside
0
*Glucosides
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Asian Nat Prod Res 2007 Apr-Aug;9(3-5):457-61
guaiacylglycerol 3-
O-
(6-
O-
p-
hydroxybenzoyl)glucopyranoside
0
*Glucosides
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Asian Nat Prod Res 2007 Apr-Aug;9(3-5):457-61
2-
(2-
ethoxy-
4-
formylphenoxy)-
1-
(4-
hydroxy-
3-
methoxyphenyl)propane-
1,3-
diol
0
*Benzaldehydes
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Agric Food Chem 2007 Oct 31;55(22):9043-6
1,2-
dipalmitoyl-
glycerophosphatidyl-
glycerol
0
*Palmitates
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Phys Chem B 2007 Apr 12;111(14):3813-21
PG-
NH2 compound
0
*Dendrimers
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Biol Inorg Chem 2007 Mar;12(3):406-20
1-
O-
(9'-
(1''-
pyrenyl))nonylglycerol
0
*Pyrenes
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Lipid Res 2006 Mar;47(3):633-42
LysoUB
0
*Coumarins
*Ethylamines
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Anal Biochem. 2006 Jan 1;348(1):87-93
1,2-
distearoyl-
sn-
glycero-
3-
phosphatoethanolamine-
N-
(amino(poly(ethylene glycol)))
0
*Ethylene Glycols
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Langmuir. 2004 Oct 12;20(21):9371-9
1,2-
O-
isopropylidene glycerol
0
Alkenes
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Appl Microbiol. 2005;99(4):960-7
(R)-
1-
O-
(4-
(1-
pyrenylethynyl)phenylmethyl)glycerol
0
*Pyrenes
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Oct 26;127(42):14849-58
1,2-
O-
(2'-
hydroxyoctadecyl)glycerol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2004 Dec;52(12):1476-8
1,2-
di-
O-
stearoyl-
3-
O-
(6-
deoxy-
6-
sulfo-
beta-
D-
glucopyranosyl)-
sn-
glycerol
0
*Monosaccharides
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Biochem Pharmacol. 2004 Dec 15;68(12):2379-86
Grafton demineralized bone matrix gel
0
*Glycerol.
Spine 2004 Mar 15;29(6):660-6
5-
((1,4-
(dicarboxymethyl)-
5-
(2,3-
dihydroxypropyl)-
2-
pyrrolo(3,2-
b)pyrrolyl)methine)-
1,4-
(dicarboxymethyl)-
2-
(1,2,3-
trihydroxypropyl)pyrrolo(3,2-
b)pyrrolylium
0
*Pyrroles
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2004 Jan;68(1):247-9
1,3-
di-
O-
cinnamoyl-
glycerol
0
*Cinnamates
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives
Plant Extracts.
Fitoterapia. 2004 Jun;75(3-4):423-5
glyceroyl N-
acetyllactosaminide
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives
Lactose/*analogs & derivatives.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003 Jul;67(7):1530-6
3-
monochloropropane-
1,2-
diol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Agric Food Chem. 2004 Apr 7;52(7):2059-66
dipyruvyl-
acetyl-
glycerol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2003 May;17(3):209-16
Man(4)K(3)DOG
0
*Oligosaccharides
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2003 Aug 4;13(15):2557-60
polyglycerol monostearate
0
*Stearates
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Arch Pharm Res. 2003 May;26(5):426-31
polyglyceryl-
6-
dioleate
0
*Oleic Acids
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives
Polymers.
Skin Pharmacol Appl Skin Physiol 2003 May-Jun;16(3):151-5
compritol HD5 ATO
0
*Polyethylene Glycols
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Int J Pharm. 2003 Mar 26;254(2):263-9
1-
(11-
selenadodecyl)-
glycerol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Lipids 2002 Jul;37(7):633-40
1-
(11-
selenadodecyl)-
3-
trolox-
glycerol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Lipids 2002 Jul;37(7):633-40
cardiobutanolide
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives
4-Butyrolactone/*analogs & derivatives.
Phytochemistry 2003 Feb;62(4):597-600
poly(glycerol-
sebacate)
0
*Decanoates
*Polymers
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Nat Biotechnol 2002 Jun;20(6):602-6
1-
O-
pentylglycerol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2002 Oct;50(4):299-304
2-
galactopyranosylglycerol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives
Galactose.
Carbohydr Res 2002 Feb 11;337(3):279-80
1-
O-
(9Z,12Z-
octadecadienoyl)-
3-
O-
nonadecanoyl glycerol
0
*Fatty Acids
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
J Nat Prod 2002 Feb;65(2):206-9
1,2-
di-
O-
(9Z,12Z,15Z-
octadecatrienoyl)-
3-
O-
(glucose(1-
6)-
allose)-
glycerol
0
*Disaccharides
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives.
Phytochemistry 2001 Dec;58(8):1305-9
1,2-
di-
O-
(9,12,15-
octadecatrienoyl)-
3-
O-
(6-
amine-
6-
deoxy-
glucosyl)-
glycerol
0
Glycerol/*analogs & derivatives
Glycolipids.
Phytochemistry 2001 Dec;58(8):1305-9
1-