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Pyruvic acid

Pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is the simplest of the alpha-keto acids, with a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group. Pyruvate, the conjugate base, CH3COCOO−, is an intermediate in several metabolic pathways throughout the cell.

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Pyruvic acid

Nodes79
Edges78
Triples20
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
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Pyruvic acid

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related to Structure · 6
Pyruvic acid → More, Pyruvic, Several, The, These, X-ray
related to history · 4
Pyruvic acid → In, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, The, Théophile-Jules Pelouze
related to Production · 3
Pyruvic acid → It, Pyruvic, The
related to Reactivity · 3
Pyruvic acid → As, Pyruvate, Pyruvic
is a · 1
Pyruvic acid → precursor to several types of heterocycles
related to Environmental chemistry · 1
Pyruvic acid → Pyruvic
related to External links · 1
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related to Uses · 1
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acid pyruvic pyruvate also converted glycolysis alanine lactate acids gluconeogenesis ethanol reaction kegg several metabolic cycle known krebs via glucose

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Pyruvic acidis aprecursor to several types of heterocycles0.90text
Pyruvic acidrelated to Environmental chemistryPyruvic0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to External linksPyruvic0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to historyIn0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to historyThéophile-Jules Pelouze0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to historyJöns Jacob Berzelius0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to historyThe0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to ProductionPyruvic0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to ProductionIt0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to ProductionThe0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to ReactivityAs0.60section
Pyruvic acidrelated to ReactivityPyruvate0.60section

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