Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is an organic acid a ketone as well as the simplest of the alpha-keto acids. The carboxylate (COO−) anion of pyruvic acid its 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.
