dihydroxyacetonephosphoric acid

dihydroxyacetonephosphoric acid

[¦dī‚hī¦dräk·sē¦as·ə‚tōn·fäs′fȯr·ik ′as·əd] (biochemistry) C3H7O6P A phosphoric acid ester of dehydroxyacetone, produced as an intermediate substance in the conversion of glycogen to lactic acid during muscular contraction.