Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate in Glycolysis
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate lies in the glycolysis metabolic pathway, and is one of the two products of breakdown of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, along with glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. It is rapidly and reversibly isomerised to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
| β--fructose 1,6-bisphosphate | fructose-bisphosphate aldolase | -glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate | dihydroxyacetone phosphate | ||
| + | |||||
| fructose-bisphosphate aldolase | |||||
Compound C05378 at KEGG Pathway Database. Enzyme 4.1.2.13 at KEGG Pathway Database. Compound C00111 at KEGG Pathway Database. Compound C00118 at KEGG Pathway Database.
The numbering of the carbon atoms indicates the fate of the carbons according to their position in fructose 6-phosphate.
| Dihydroxyacetone phosphate | triose phosphate isomerase | -glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate | |
| triose phosphate isomerase | |||
Compound C00111 at KEGG Pathway Database.Enzyme 5.3.1.1 at KEGG Pathway Database.Compound C00118 at KEGG Pathway Database.
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