pyruvate

[ pahy-roo-veyt, pi- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an ester or salt of pyruvic acid.

pyruvate

/ pī-ro̅o̅′vāt,pĭ- /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyruvate¹

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

Example Sentences

Lactate is produced via pyruvate, which is located at the end of a metabolic pathway called glycolysis.

From Science Daily

While studying this process, researchers saw that when basal cells transform into luminal cells, the way they process a molecule called pyruvate changes.

From Science Daily

The team discovered that blocking a specific part of cell metabolism, called the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier, and adding a substance called lactate can change the cell behavior.

From Science Daily

Researchers found that the two small compounds glyoxylate and pyruvate reacted at moderate temperatures and acidity levels to make a range of compounds relevant to the TCA cycle.

From Nature

In turn, ROS promote a metabolic process called glycolysis, in which the molecules pyruvate and lactate are generated from glucose in the cell cytoplasm.

From Nature