pyruvic acid

Pyruvate - definition from Biology-Online.org

[(Science: biochemistry) pyruvate is the final product of glycolysis. You get two molecules of pyruvate for every molecule of glucose that goes through glycolysis.

MediLexicon pyruvic acid - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'pyruvic acid'

[1. the simplest α-keto acid; an intermediate compound in the metabolism of carbohydrate; in thiamin deficiency, its oxidation is retarded and it accumulates in the tissues, especially in nervous structures. The enol form, enol pyruvic acid, when phosphorylated, plays an important metabolic role.

Molecular Formula: C3H4O3


InChI: InChI=1/C3H4O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1H3,(H,5,6)/f/h5H

InChIKey: InChIKey=LCTONWCANYUPML-JSWHHWTPCQ
SMILES: CC(=O)C(O)=O

CAS number 127-17-3

Names:
    Brenztraubensäure
    PYR
    Pyroracemic acid
    Pyruvate
    Pyruvic acid
    PYRUVIC ACID
    pyruvic acid
    Pyruvic acid
    pyruvic acid
    2-Oxopropanoate
    2-oxopropanoic acid
    2-Oxopropanoic acid
    2-oxopropanoic acid
    2-Oxopropanoic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 1060
    Beilstein =506211
    CAS 127-17-3 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 32816
    chemPDB PYR
    Gmelin 101087
    Kegg C00022
    PubChem ID 10317991
    PubChem ID 3324