`Pyruvic acid (IUPAC name: 2-oxopropanoic acid, also called acetoic acid) (CH3COCOOH) is the simplest of the alpha-keto acids, with a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group. #Pyruvate, the conjugate base, CH3COCOO−, is an intermediate in several #metabolic pathways throughout the #cell.`

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