PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ gli-s ə - ' ral-d ə - ˌ h ī d

Function: noun

Date: 1941

: a phosphate of glyceraldehyde C 3 H 5 O 3 (H 2 PO 3 ) that is formed especially in anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates by the splitting of a diphosphate of fructose