β-hydroxy Pyruvic Acid

• CAT Number: R067034
• CAS Number: 1113-60-6
• Molecular Formula: C3H4O4
• Molecular Weight: 104.06
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 3-hydroxy-2-Oxopropanoic acid;3-hydroxy Pyruvic Acid
• Storage: 2-8°C
• IUPAC Name: 3-hydroxy-2-oxopropanoic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C3H4O4/c4-1-2(5)3(6)7/h4H,1H2,(H,6,7)
• InChIKey: HHDDCCUIIUWNGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C(C(=O)C(=O)O)O

β- Hydroxypyruvate (Cat No.:R067034) is not only an intermediate of glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism but also a substrate of serine pyruvate aminotransferase and glyoxylate reductase/hydroxypyruvate reductase. hydroxypyruvate is involved in the metabolic disorder of dimethylglycine dehydrogenase deficiency. but β- Hydroxypyruvic acid is mainly used as a food flavoring.

Reference

1.Stafford, H.A.,Magaldi, A. and Vennesland, B. The enzymatic reduction of hydroxypyruvic acid to D-glyceric acid in higher plants. J. Biol. Chem. 207(2), 621-629 (1954).