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To extract energy, cells break down a glucose molecule into two pyruvate molecules.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
Doctors didn’t expect Mia to reach her first birthday because of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD), a rare, genetic disorder often fatal during infancy.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Data on pyruvate is not strong, and more research is needed to fully understand its weight loss potential.
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Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph,
Health,
20 Nov. 2024
One type of pyruvate tracer reveals how much carbon is given off during daytime respiration—a key part of the carbon cycle that needs to be better quantified, Werner says.
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Erik Stokstad,
Science | AAAS,
16 Oct. 2019
During fermentation, acetaldehyde is produced directly from lactose metabolism as a result of pyruvate decarboxylation.
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Ashton Yoon,
Discover Magazine,
4 July 2017
Lactate oxidase, for example, breaks lactate into pyruvate and peroxide.
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IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2014
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Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
Doctors didn’t expect Mia to reach her first birthday because of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD), a rare, genetic disorder often fatal during infancy.
—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Data on pyruvate is not strong, and more research is needed to fully understand its weight loss potential.
—
Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph,
Health,
20 Nov. 2024
One type of pyruvate tracer reveals how much carbon is given off during daytime respiration—a key part of the carbon cycle that needs to be better quantified, Werner says.
—
Erik Stokstad,
Science | AAAS,
16 Oct. 2019
During fermentation, acetaldehyde is produced directly from lactose metabolism as a result of pyruvate decarboxylation.
—
Ashton Yoon,
Discover Magazine,
4 July 2017
Lactate oxidase, for example, breaks lactate into pyruvate and peroxide.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2014
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“Pyruvate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyruvate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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pyruvate
noun
py·ru·vate
pī-ˈrü-ˌvāt 
: a salt or ester of pyruvic acid
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