PYRUVIC ACID


Meaning of PYRUVIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pī-ˈrü-vik- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + Latin uva grapes; from its importance in fermentation — more at uvula

Date: 1838

: a 3-carbon acid C 3 H 4 O 3 that in carbohydrate metabolism is an important intermediate product formed especially during glycolysis

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