C3H4O3
88.06 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
Pyruvic acid
CAS127-17-3EC204-824-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Flavoring agent or adjuvant
Pyruvic acid is the simplest alpha-keto acid, containing both a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group. Its conjugate base, pyruvate, is a key intermediate in several metabolic pathways within cells.
flavoring agent or adjuvant
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Related Compounds
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artificial sweetener
Referencestereoisomer of
Pyruvic acid 1-c-13
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research compound
Referencestereoisomer of
Sodium pyruvate
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research compound
Safety Reference
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Pyruvic acid (CAS 127-17-3) is 2918.30.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2918.30
EU CN code (8-digit)
2918 30 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-oxopropanoic acid
InChIKey
LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)C(=O)O
Synonyms (36)
- Pyruvic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- 2-KETOPROPANOIC ACID
- 2-Ketopropionic acid
- 2-Oxopropanoic acid
- 2-Oxopropansaeure
- 2-Oxopropionate
- 2-Oxopropionic acid
- 2-Oxopropionsaeure
- 4b5s
- Acetylformate
- Acid, Pyruvic
- Brenztraubensaeure
- I<<-Ketopropionic acid
- Propanoic acid, 2-oxo-
- Propanoic acid, 2-oxo- (9CI)
- Propanoic acid, oxo-
- Pyroracemate
- Pyroracemic acid
- Pyruvic acid
- Pyruvic acid (8CI)
- Pyruvic acid (Standard)
- Pyruvic acid (natural)
- Pyruvic acid, p.a.
- Pyruvic acid-(1)(3)C
- Pytuvate
- a-Ketopropionate
- a-Ketopropionic acid
- acetylformic acid
- acide pyruvique
- alpha-Ketopropionate
- alpha-Oxopropionsaeure
- alpha-ketopropionic acid
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