acid, not the enol. The six non-hydrogen atoms are nearly coplanar. More relevant to biochemistry is the structure of the pyruvate anion. Several salts of pyruvate have been examined by X-ray crystallography. These tests confirm that pyruvate anion also exists in the keto form.

Reactivity

As a simple, abundant and bifunctional compound, pyruvic acid has been shown to participate in many reactions. Pyruvate reacts

1.Previous
3.Next