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Pyruvic 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 a key intermediate in several metabolic pathways.
P 2845 (OTTO) Pyruvic acid, 99% Cas no 127-17-3 - used to study the cultivation of previously undescribed soil bacteria as micro colonies using soil substrate membrane system.