Metabolite
Pyruvate
Also known as: pyruvic acid · 2-oxopropanoate
- cytosol
- mitochondrial matrix
- Formula
- C3H4O3
- Mass
- 88.06 g/mol
- Family
- α-keto acid
Where it comes from
- Pyruvate kinaseGlycolysis
- Alanine aminotransferaseTransamination
Where it goes
- Pyruvate dehydrogenase complexOxidative decarboxylation
- Pyruvate carboxylaseGluconeogenesis
- Alanine aminotransferaseTransamination