pyruvate

[ pahy-roo-veyt, pi- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chemistry.

pyruvate

/ pī-ro̅o̅′vāt,pĭ- /

A salt, ester, or ionized form of pyruvic acid, containing the group CH 3 COCOO.

First recorded in 1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate ²

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Pyruvate enters the energy-generating machinery of the cell, known as the mitochondria, to be further metabolized.

It will also be necessary to determine what could have been robust sources of glyoxylate and pyruvate in the prebiotic world.

April 17, 2024axolotl

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