pyruvate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pyruvate
First recorded in 1850–55; pyruv(ic acid) + -ate 2
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In this way, biotin acts as a "metabolic license," allowing pyruvate to feed into the cell's energy system and compensate for the lack of glutamine.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
To explore this approach, the researchers removed two genes linked to the enzymes chitin synthase and pyruvate decarboxylase.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025
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 ● Dec. 4, 2023
Like the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA, the citric acid cycle in eukaryotic cells takes place in the matrix of the mitochondria.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Glycolysis begins with the six-carbon, ring-shaped structure of a single glucose molecule and ends with two molecules of a three-carbon sugar called pyruvate.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
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