Molecule: pyruvate

A 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of pyruvic acid, arising from deprotonation of the carboxy group.
Synonyms for pyruvate :
2-oxopropanoate
2-oxopropanoic acid, ion(1-)
pyruvate
Molecular Formula: C3H3O3
Molecular wt: 87.05412 g/mole
Charge: -1
SMILES: CC(=O)C([O-])=O
InChIKey: LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C3H4O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1H3,(H,5,6)/p-1
CHEBI:15361
Sample reactions for this molecule:
MeSec is hydrolysed to MeSeH by PXLP-K212-CTH
MPC1:MPC2 cotransports PYR, H+ from cytosol to mitochondrial matrix
MPC1:MPC2 cotransports PYR, H+ from cytosol to mitochondrial matrix
glyoxylate + alanine => glycine + pyruvate [peroxisome]
NPL cleaves Neu5Ac,Neu5Gc to ManNAc,ManNGc and pyruvate
PXLP-K341-GPT2 transaminates PYR to form L-Ala
PXLP-K341-GPT2 transaminates L-Ala to form PYR
TYW1:FMN:4Fe-4S transforms 1-methylguanosine yielding yW-187 (4-demethylwyosine) at nucleotide 37 of tRNA(Phe)
HOGA1 tetramer aldol-cleaves 4-OH-2-oxoglutarate (HOG) to glyoxylate and pyruvate
LDHAL6B reduces PYR to LACT