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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C3H8O3
Molecular Weight 92.0938
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of GLYCERIN

SMILES

OCC(O)CO

InChI

InChIKey=PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C3H8O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C3H8O3
Molecular Weight 92.0938
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Glycerin (glycerol) is 3-carbon alcohol naturally occurring in the human body. It is the structural backbone triacylglycerol molecules, and can also be converted to a glycolytic substrate for subsequent metabolism. Glycerin is a colorless, odorless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid. The FDA classifies glycerol as "generally recognized as safe". Glycerin is used in the pharmaceutical industry as a sweetener in syrups, lozenges, and as an excipient in eyewash solutions. As an individual prescription product, glycerin has uses as a hyperosmotic, osmotic diuretic, and ophthalmic agent. It may be used as an eye drop in the treatment of glaucoma to reduce intraocular pressure, as a solution or suppository for short-term treatment of constipation, to evacuate the bowel prior to a colonoscopy, and in some ocular surgeries. It may be given intravenously to reduce pressure inside the brain and used externally on the skin as a moisturizer. Glycerin has many other uses in the agricultural, food and pharmaceutical industry.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
DERM-APPLY

Approved Use

Restore moisture balance in dry skin or hair.

Launch Date

1988
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1770 mg/L
1.2 g/kg single, oral
dose: 1.2 g/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
GLYCERIN serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
0.895 h
1.2 g/kg single, oral
dose: 1.2 g/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
GLYCERIN serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
39.3 min
120 mmol/m² single, intravenous
dose: 120 mmol/m²
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
GLYCERIN serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
310 g single, oral (total)
Overdose
Dose: 310 g
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 310 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 72 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 72 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Agitation, Groaning...
Other AEs:
Agitation (1 patient)
Groaning (1 patient)
Speech loss (1 patient)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Agitation 1 patient
310 g single, oral (total)
Overdose
Dose: 310 g
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 310 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 72 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 72 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Groaning 1 patient
310 g single, oral (total)
Overdose
Dose: 310 g
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 310 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 72 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 72 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Speech loss 1 patient
310 g single, oral (total)
Overdose
Dose: 310 g
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 310 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 72 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 72 years
Sex: M
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Inhibition of carcinogen induced c-Ha-ras and c-fos proto-oncogenes expression by dietary curcumin.
2001
Capillary electrophoresis with glycerol as an additive.
2001
A comparison of F-actin labeling methods for light microscopy in different plant specimens: multiple techniques supplement each other.
2001 Aug
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity associated with endogenous double-stranded RNA in rice.
2001 Feb
Potential of freezing in wastewater treatment: soluble pollutant applications.
2001 Feb
Characterization of northern pintail (Anas acuta) ejaculate and the effect of sperm preservation on fertility.
2001 Feb
Effects of the perfusion of beta-, beta2-, or beta3-adrenergic agonists or epinephrine on in situ adipose tissue lipolysis measured by microdialysis in underfed ewes.
2001 Feb
Isolation and characterization of mitochondrial F(1)-ATPase from crayfish (Orconectes virilis) gills.
2001 Feb
Vascular endothelial growth factor in peritoneal dialysis: a longitudinal follow-up.
2001 Feb
Intracellular contents and assembly states of all 12 subunits of the RNA polymerase II in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
2001 Feb
Ultracentrifugal studies of the effect of molecular crowding by trimethylamine N-oxide on the self-association of muscle glycogen phosphorylase b.
2001 Feb
How water molecules pass through aquaporins.
2001 Feb
Correlation of the electrical and intrinsic optical signals in the chicken spreading depression phenomenon.
2001 Feb 16
Chronic ingestion of ethanol stimulates lipogenic response in rat hepatocytes.
2001 Feb 2
Upregulation of uncoupling protein homologues in skeletal muscle but not adipose tissue in posttraumatic insulin resistance.
2001 Feb 23
Evidence against a major role of plasmalogens in the resistance of astrocytes in lactic acid-induced oxidative stress in vitro.
2001 Jan
Biochemical characterization of Mycoplasma bovirhinis, Mycoplasma dispar and recent bovine isolates of Mycoplasma canis.
2001 Jan
A technique for preserving pigmentation in some capsalid monogeneans for taxonomic purposes.
2001 Jan
Azospirillum doebereinerae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with the C4-grass Miscanthus.
2001 Jan
Avoid unnecessary drug-related carbohydrates for patients consuming the ketogenic diet.
2001 Jan
Lipid-dependent control of hepatic glycogen stores in healthy humans.
2001 Jan
Effects of L-carnitine on nitrogen retention and blood metabolites of growing steers and performance of finishing steers.
2001 Jan
L-glutamate efflux with Corynebacterium glutamicum: why is penicillin treatment or Tween addition doing the same?
2001 Jan
Modeling the growth boundary of Staphylococcus aureus for risk assessment purposes.
2001 Jan
[Life style-related disease].
2001 Jan
Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions and glycerol testing in endolymphatic hydrops.
2001 Jan
The thermic effect is greater for structured medium- and long-chain triacylglycerols versus long-chain triacylglycerols in healthy young women.
2001 Jan
Partially carboxymethylated feather keratins. 2. Thermal and mechanical properties of films.
2001 Jan
Identification of amino acids in wines by one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
2001 Jan
Nod factor-induced phosphatidic acid and diacylglycerol pyrophosphate formation: a role for phospholipase C and D in root hair deformation.
2001 Jan
Addition of hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds of biological relevance to the monoolein/water system. I. Phase behavior.
2001 Jan
Leavening ability of baker's yeast exposed to hyperosmotic media.
2001 Jan 15
Characterization of lyso-galactolipids, C-2 and C-3 O-acyl trigalactosylglycerol isomers, obtained from the lichenized fungus Dictyonema glabratum.
2001 Jan 15
Inhibition of a model protease--pyroglutamate aminopeptidase by a natural oligosaccharide gum from Hakea gibbosa.
2001 Jan 16
Aquaporin 3, a glycerol and water transporter, is regulated by p73 of the p53 family.
2001 Jan 26
Cerebroprotective action of a Na+/Ca2+ channel blocker NS-7. I. Effect on the cerebral infarction and edema at the acute stage of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats.
2001 Jan 26
Modification of the lyotropic liquid crystalline microstructure of amphiphilic block copolymers in the presence of cosolvents.
2001 Jan 29
Probing the relative timing of hydrogen abstraction steps in the flavocytochrome b2 reaction with primary and solvent deuterium isotope effects and mutant enzymes.
2001 Jan 30
Postexercise ketosis in night-migrating passerine birds.
2001 Jan-Feb
Comparative hemolytic activity of undiluted organic water-miscible solvents for intravenous and intra-arterial injection.
2001 Jan-Feb
In-vitro growth of murine pre-antral follicles after isolation from cryopreserved ovarian tissue.
2001 Mar
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the glycerol-3-phosphate 1-acyltransferase from squash (Cucurbita moschata).
2001 Mar
Purification and crystallization of the human RXRalpha ligand-binding domain-9-cisRA complex.
2001 Mar
Production of ethanol and xylitol from corn cobs by yeasts.
2001 Mar
Effects of food texture change on metabolic parameters: short- and long-term feeding patterns and body weight.
2001 Mar
Effect of nicotinic acid administration on hepatic very low density lipoprotein-triglyceride production.
2001 Mar
Signposts in the assembly of chylomicrons.
2001 Mar 1
Preparation of anhydrothrombin and characterization of its interaction with natural thrombin substrates.
2001 Mar 1
Optimization of the high-level production of Rhizopus oryzae lipase in Pichia pastoris.
2001 Mar 9
Dialysis addition of trehalose/glycerol cryoprotectant allows recovery of cryopreserved mouse spermatozoa with satisfactory fertilizing ability as assessed by yield of live young.
2001 Mar-Apr
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
PDC6A3C0OX
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Name Type Language
GLYCERIN
FCC   HSDB   II   INCI   ORANGE BOOK   USP   USP-RS   VANDF  
INCI  
Official Name English
PZN 7474853
Code English
GLYCERIN,ANHYDROUS
VANDF  
Common Name English
glycerol [INN]
Common Name English
GLYCERIN [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
GLYCERIN [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
1,2,3-PROPANETRIOL
Systematic Name English
Glycerol
EP   FHFI   INN   MART.   MI   WHO-DD   WHO-IP  
INN  
Official Name English
GLYCERIN [II]
Common Name English
GLYCERINUM
HPUS  
Common Name English
2-PROPANOL, 1,3-DIHYDROXY-
Systematic Name English
E-422
Code English
1,2,3-TRIHYDROXYPROPANE
Systematic Name English
GLYCERINE
Systematic Name English
GLYCEROLUM [WHO-IP LATIN]
Common Name English
TRYHYDROXYPROPANE
Common Name English
GLYCERIN,ANHYDROUS [VANDF]
Common Name English
GLYCEROL [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
INS-422
Code English
GLYCERIN [USP-RS]
Common Name English
NSC-9230
Code English
GLYCERIN [JAN]
Common Name English
GLYCEROL [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
MONOCTANOIN COMPONENT D
Common Name English
Glycerol 85% [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
GLYCERIN [HSDB]
Common Name English
GLYCEROL [FHFI]
Common Name English
M 314429
Code English
Glycerol [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
GLYCERIN [INCI]
Common Name English
GLYCERINUM [HPUS]
Common Name English
FEMA NO. 2525
Code English
GLYCEROL [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
GLYCEROL [MART.]
Common Name English
INS NO.422
Code English
GLYCEROL [MI]
Common Name English
GLYCERIN [VANDF]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
LOINC 54283-7
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 28188
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JECFA EVALUATION GLYCEROL
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JECFA EVALUATION INS-422
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CODEX ALIMENTARIUS (GSFA) INS-422
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LOINC 45300-1
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WHO-VATC QA16QA03
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LOINC 54285-2
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LOINC 2388-7
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LOINC 2387-9
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DSLD 1110 (Number of products:309)
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WHO-ATC A06AG04
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CFR 21 CFR 349.12
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WHO-ATC A06AX01
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LOINC 54284-5
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NCI_THESAURUS C29697
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WHO-VATC QA06AG04
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NDF-RT N0000185370
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EPA PESTICIDE CODE 63507
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WHO-VATC QA06AX01
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CFR 21 CFR 347.10
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LOINC 47632-5
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Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID9020663
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PRIMARY
DRUG BANK
DB09462
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NDF-RT
N0000006566
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PRIMARY Glycerol [Chemical/Ingredient]
WIKIPEDIA
GLYCEROL
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EVMPD
SUB07948MIG
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PRIMARY
EVMPD
SUB13992MIG
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PRIMARY
NDF-RT
N0000171131
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PRIMARY Allergens [Chemical/Ingredient]
PUBCHEM
753
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WHO INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
GLYCERIN
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PRIMARY Description: A clear, colourless or almost colourless, syrupy liquid; odourless. Miscibility: Miscible with water and ethanol (~750 g/l) TS; slightly miscible with acetone R; practically immiscible with ether R. Category: Solvent; humectant.Storage: Glycerol should be kept in a tightly closed container. Additional information: Glycerol is hygroscopic. Requirement: Glycerol contains not less than 95.0% and not more than the equivalent of 101.0% of C3H8O3, calculated with reference to theanhydrous substance.
FDA UNII
PDC6A3C0OX
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CAS
56-81-5
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL692
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NCI_THESAURUS
C29077
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NDF-RT
N0000184306
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PRIMARY Cell-mediated Immunity [PE]
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-289-5
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DAILYMED
PDC6A3C0OX
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DRUG CENTRAL
1316
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MERCK INDEX
m5790
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PRIMARY Merck Index
INN
444
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NDF-RT
N0000175629
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PRIMARY Increased Histamine Release [PE]
RS_ITEM_NUM
1295607
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NSC
9230
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RXCUI
4910
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PRIMARY RxNorm
MESH
D005990
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NDF-RT
N0000185001
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PRIMARY Increased IgG Production [PE]
HSDB
492
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CHEBI
17754
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SMS_ID
100000092821
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