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8.20170

Sigma-Aldrich

Pyruvic acid

for synthesis

Synonym(s):

Pyruvic acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H4O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.06
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Index Number:
204-824-3
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

≥98.0% (acidimetric)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

305 °C

pH

1.2 (20 °C, 90 g/L in H2O)

mp

12 °C

transition temp

flash point 82-83 °C

density

1.27 g/cm3 at 20 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C3H4O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1H3,(H,5,6)

InChI key

LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • Semiconducting polymer dots based L-lactate sensor: This study outlines the development of a semiconducting polymer dots-based L-lactate sensor utilizing an enzymatic cascade reaction system including pyruvic acid, illustrating its application in biochemical assays (He et al., 2024).
  • Antioxidant activity and metabolomic analysis: Research on Streptococcus alactolyticus included pyruvic acid in its metabolomic profiling to assess antioxidant activities, showcasing its importance in microbial metabolism studies (Gu et al., 2024).
  • Sodium alginate hydrogelation mediated paper-based POCT sensor: This paper introduces a sodium alginate hydrogelation-mediated sensor for dual-signal determination of L-lactate, incorporating pyruvic acid as a key reactant, suitable for point-of-care testing applications (Wang et al., 2024).

Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric): ≥ 98.0 %
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 1.269 - 1.276
Identity (IR): passes test
Due to its specific melting range the product may be solid, liquid, a solidified melt or a supercooled melt.

Pictograms

Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible, corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

183.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

84 °C - closed cup


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