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Pyruvate vs Glucose - What's the difference?

pyruvate | glucose |

As nouns the difference between pyruvate and glucose

is that pyruvate is any salt or ester of pyruvic acid while glucose is a simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

pyruvate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyruvic acid.
  • glucose

    English

    (Glucose) (wikipedia glucose)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
  • Synonyms

    * grape sugar * blood sugar * corn sugar

    Hyponyms

    * dextrose * D-glucose * L-glucose * dextroglucose

    Hypernyms

    * aldohexose * hexose * monosaccharide

    Derived terms

    * glucose syrup * glucoside * glucosiduronate * isoglucose

    See also

    * levoglucose