| Customization: | Available |
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| CAS No.: | 127-17-3 |
| Formula: | C3h4o3 |
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| Product name | Pyruvic acid |
| Other name | 2-Oxopropanoic acid |
| Down-stream products | Sodium pyruvate, calcium pyruvate, ethyl pyruvate |
| CAS | 127-17-3 |
| Grade | Medicine/Food Grade |
| Purity | 98% |
Pyruvic acid is an organic acid, a ketone, and the simplest of the alpha-keto acids. The carboxylate (COO−) anion of pyruvic acid. The Brønsted-Lowry conjugate base, CH3COCOO−, is known as pyruvate, and is a key intersection in several metabolic pathways.
Pyruvic acid can be made from glucose through glycolysis, converted back to carbohydrates (such as glucose) via gluconeogenesis, or to fatty acids through acetyl-CoA. It can also be used to construct the amino acid alanine, and it can be converted into ethanol.
If insufficient oxygen is available, the acid is broken down anaerobically, creating lactate in animals and ethanol in plants and microorganisms. Pyruvate from glycolysis is converted by fermentation to lactate using the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase and the coenzyme NADH in lactate fermentation. Pyruvate is a key intersection in the network of metabolic pathways. Pyruvate can be converted into carbohydrates via gluconeogenesis, to fatty acids or energy through acetyl-CoA, to the amino acid alanine, and to ethanol. Therefore, it unites several key metabolic processes.
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