Pyruvate
Pyruvate
(
CH
3
COCOO
−
) is the ionized form of
pyruvic acid
. It is an important
chemical compound
in
biochemistry
. It is the output of the breakdown of
glucose
known as
glycolysis
, and (in
aerobic respiration
) the main input for the
citric acid cycle
. In
anaerobic respiration
, pyruvate from glycolysis can be converted to
lactate
using the
enzyme
lactate dehydrogenase
and the
coenzyme
NADH
(in lactate
fermentation
), or to
acetaldehyde
and then to
ethanol
(in alcoholic fermentation). LookCut contains
pyruvate
for weight loss.
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