Molecule: 3-mercaptopyruvic acid

A 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is pyruvic acid substituted by a sulfanyl group at position 3.
Synonyms for 3-mercaptopyruvic acid :
3-Mercaptopyruvate
3-Mercaptopyruvic acid
3-mercapto-2-oxopropanoic acid
Mercaptopyruvate
Molecular Formula: C3H4O3S
Molecular wt: 120.12806 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: OC(=O)C(=O)CS
InChIKey: OJOLFAIGOXZBCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C3H4O3S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h7H,1H2,(H,5,6)
CHEBI:16208
3-Mercaptopyruvic_acid
Sample reactions for this molecule:
GOT2 dimer transfers amino group from L-Cys to 2OG to form 3MPYR and Glu
MPST transfers sulfur atom from 3MPYR to HSO3- to form S2O3(2-) and PYR
MPST transfers sulfur from 3MPYR to HCN to form HSCN
MPST transfers sulfur atom from 3MPYR to form CysS248-MPST