mercaptopyruvate

MediLexicon 3-mercaptopyruvate - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term '3-mercaptopyruvate'

[1. The transaminated product of cysteine; formed in cysteine catabolism; elevated in people with a deficiency of 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase.

Molecular Formula: C3H4O3S


InChI: InChI=1/C3H4O3S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h7H,1H2,(H,5,6)/f/h5H

InChIKey: InChIKey=OJOLFAIGOXZBCI-JSWHHWTPCG
SMILES: C(C(=O)C(=O)O)S

Names:
    beta-mercaptopyruvate
    beta-thiopyruvate
    mercaptopyruvate
    2-oxo-3-sulfanyl-propanoic acid
    2464-23-5
    3-mercaptopyruvate
    3-mercaptopyruvic acid
    3-MERCAPTO-PYRUVATE

Registries:
    PubChem CID 98
    PubChem ID 2006