SHEET /m/glycerol · PubChem CID 753 · CAS 56-81-5 · REV 2026.07
Glycerol
from sourceC3H8O3 · 92.09 g/mol
glycyl alcohol · glycerine · trihydroxypropane · propanetriol
What is Glycerol?
The sweet, syrupy backbone that three fatty acids hang from in every fat. On its own it keeps toothpaste, frosting, and skin cream from drying out. Found in wine and beer. from source
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
C(C(CO)O)OWhere you'll find it
Curated by MoleculeFinder from source
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported rat oral LD50 for Glycerol is 5,570 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
5,570 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
3 more reported values
- 12,600 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
- 100 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
- 4,420 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
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