Term Name: pyruvate metabolic process
Synonyms: pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass, pyruvate metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving pyruvate, 2-oxopropanoate.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006090]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: monocarboxylic acid metabolic process
has subtype: Entner-Doudoroff pathway glucose catabolic process to pyruvate glycolytic process L-glutamate fermentation protocatechuate catabolic process, meta-cleavage pyruvate biosynthetic process pyruvate catabolic process pyruvate decarboxylation to acetyl-CoA