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Dihydroxyacetone is an important chemical raw material, pharmaceutical intermediate and functional additive. Its use is mainly divided into two categories: direct use and indirect use (chemical intermediates).

Direct use
Dihydroxyacetone is a naturally occurring ketose that is biodegradable, edible and non-toxic to humans and the environment, and is a multifunctional additive that can be used in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food industries.

Used in the cosmetics industry

Dihydroxyacetone is mainly used as a raw material for cosmetics, especially as a sunscreen, which has a special effect, which can prevent excessive evaporation of skin moisture, and play a role in moisturizing, sunscreen and ultraviolet radiation. In addition, the ketone functional groups in DHA can react with the amino acids and amino groups of skin keratin to form brown polymers, which can make people's skin produce an artificial brown color, so it can also be used as a mimic of sun skin tone, so that it can be used as a mimic of sun skin tone, so that it looks like brown or tan skin that looks the same as the results obtained from prolonged exposure to sunlight, making it look beautiful.

Increase the lean meat percentage of pigs

Dihydroxyacetone is an intermediate product of sugar metabolism and plays an important role in the process of sugar metabolism, which has the effect of reducing pig body fat and improving lean meat rate. Japanese scientists have proved through experiments that adding a certain amount of DHA and pyruvate (calcium salt) mixture to pig feed (according to the weight ratio of 3:1) can reduce the fat content of pig back meat by 12% ~ 15%, and the fat content of leg meat and the longest back muscle is also correspondingly reduced, and the protein content is increased.

Used in functional foods

Dihydroxyacetone supplementation (especially in combination with pyruvate) can increase the body's metabolic rate and fatty acid oxidation, which can potentially effectively burn fat and reduce body fat and delay weight gain (weight loss), and reduce the incidence of related diseases, can also improve insulin sensitivity and reduce plasma cholesterol levels caused by high-cholesterol diets, long-term supplementation can increase blood glucose utilization and save muscle glycogen, and can improve aerobic endurance performance for athletes.

Other uses

Dihydroxyacetone can also be directly used as an antiviral agent, such as in chicken embryo culture, the use of DHA can greatly inhibit the infection of chicken plague virus, killing 51% ~ 100% of chicken plague virus. In the tanning industry, DHA acts as a protective agent for leather goods. In addition, preservatives with DHA as the main ingredient can be used for the preservation and preservation of fruits and vegetables, aquatic products, and meat products.

Indirect use
Dihydroxyacetone molecule contains 3 functional groups (2 hydroxyl groups, 1 carbonyl group), which is chemically active and can widely participate in reactions such as polymerization and condensation, and is an important intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and pesticides. It reacts with amidine, iminoethers and other substances to prepare heterocyclic compounds such as imidazole and furan; Various triglycerides can be prepared through esterification reaction; Ketone substitution compounds can also be synthesized. Its derivatives are also a very important intermediate in organic synthetic chemistry, which is extremely versatile: optically active secondary alcohols can be obtained by biological or chemical reduction; It is used for aldol condensation reaction to prepare various chiral compounds; It is directly used in the preparation of carbohydrate compounds by DielsAlder addition reaction in photochemical reactions; Lactones are prepared by the interaction with 2,2-dialkoxycyclopropane derivatives. In addition, some compounds synthesized with their derivatives as intermediates also have the effect of treating cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and antiviral activities (such as AIDS).