Pyruvic Acid Sodium Salt

CAS: 113-24-6

Ref. TR-P998900

Product Information

• Name: Pyruvic Acid Sodium Salt
• Synonyms: 2-Oxopropanoic Acid Sodium Salt (1:1), Propanoic acid, 2-oxo-, sodium salt (9CI), Pyruvic acid, sodium salt (7CI,8CI), Sodium 2-oxopropanoate, Sodium Pyruvate, Sodium α-ketopropionate, N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid (NANA), Sodium Pyruvate, N-acetyl-D-mannosamine (NAM)
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Intermediate in sugar metabolism and in enzymatic carbohydrate degradation (alcoholic fermentation) where it is converted to acetaldehyde and CO2 by carboxylase. In muscle, Pyruvic acid (derived from glycogen) is reduced to lactic acid during exertion, which is reoxidized and partially retransformed to glycogen during rest. The liver can convert Pyruvic acid to alanine by amination. A diagnostic agent for Parkinson disease.References Wenzel, A., et al.: J. Neurosci., 21, 53 (2001), Martinez., et al.: Development, 6, 851 (2002), Nakayama, K., et al.: J. Biochem., 146, 757 (2009), Tanaka, T., et al.: J. Pharmacol. Sci., 109, 24 (2009),

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 110.04
• Formula: C₃H₃O₃·Na
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C3H4O3.Na/c1-2(4)3(5)6;/h1H3,(H,5,6);/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: InChIKey=FKPXGNGUVSHWQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: Cc1cc(N)no1