pyruvate

See also: Pyruvate

English

Etymology

From pyruvic acid +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pʌɪˈɹuː.veɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /paɪˈɹuː.veɪt/

Noun

pyruvate (plural pyruvates)

1. (biochemistry) A salt or ester of pyruvic acid.

Derived terms

• bromopyruvate
• enolpyruvate
• mercaptopyruvate
• phenylpyruvate
• phosphopyruvate

 

Translations

any salt or ester of pyruvic acid

• Finnish: pyruvaatti (fi)
• Japanese: 焦性葡萄酸塩 (しょうせいぶどうさんえん, shōseibudōsan'en)
• Spanish: piruvato m
• Swedish: pyruvat (sv)

References

• “pyruvate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “pyruvate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.