noun
- plural of pyruvate; salts or esters of pyruvic acid that play important roles in cellular metabolism
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Pyruvates are key intermediates in glycolysis.
- The muscle cells converted glucose into pyruvates during exercise.
- Researchers studied how pyruvates enter the mitochondria.
- Calcium pyruvates are sometimes used as dietary supplements.
- The lab analyzed pyruvate levels in the blood samples.
- Pyruvates can be converted into lactate under anaerobic conditions.