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- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also
pyroracemic acid ) obtained, as a liquid having a pungent odor, by the distillation of racemic acid.
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- adjective organic chemistry Of or pertaining to
pyruvic acid or its derivatives
Etymologies
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Examples
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Incomplete carbohydrate metabolism results in the formation of 'toxic metabolite' such as pyruvic acid.
Signs of the Times 2009
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Ochoa later showed was required for oxidation of pyruvic acid.
Otto Meyerhof and the Physiology Institute: the Birth of Modern Biochemistry 2010
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In glucose metabolism, a molecule of glucose breaks down into two molecules of pyruvic acid.
Archive 2007-09-01 Steve Carper 2007
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In glucose metabolism, a molecule of glucose breaks down into two molecules of pyruvic acid.
Fermented Food Isn't Cultured Food Steve Carper 2007
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Also odd is his belief that water after dinner will result in a stall and that pyruvic acid buildup is what causes obesity.
Why the low-carb diet may never catch on | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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ALT (alanine transaminase)/SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) - measures the amount of this enzyme, which the liver produces and stores.
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Last week's EMT group was at full strength, although they were now tossing around phrases like "cytokines" and "pyruvic acid."
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Two important liver enzymes are called alanine transaminase (ALT; also called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, or SGPT) and aspartate transaminase (AST; also called serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, or SGOT).
DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK Sanjiv Chopra 2001
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Two commonly performed tests are the alanine transaminase (ALT; also called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, or SGPT) and aspartate transaminase (AST; also called serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, or SGOT).
DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK Sanjiv Chopra 2001
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Lactic, acetic, propionic, succinic, and pyruvic acids have been identified in gari, with aldehydes and esters providing the aroma.
chained_bear commented on the word pyruvic
"A vicious cycle set up as their weakened hearts failed to supply the tissues with the oxygen they were craving: The lack of oxygen made their bodies unable to complete the metabolic cycle, causing lactic and pyruvic acids to accumulate in their tissues; the buildup of these acids made their hearts beat even more feebly and erratically, which in turn spiked levels of the acids."
—David Laskin, The Children's Blizzard (New York: HarperCollins, 2004), 190
November 12, 2008