3-Mercaptopyruvic acid

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IUPACName=3-mercapto-2-oxopropanoic acid
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CASNo=2464-23-5
PubChem=98
SMILES=C(C(=O)C(=O)O)S
MeSHName=3-mercaptopyruvic+acid
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Formula=C₃H₄O₃S
MolarMass=120.12706
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3-mercaptopyruvic acid is an intermediate in cysteine metabolism.

ee also

* 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase