Pyruvate occupies a central node in carbohydrate metabolism such that how it is produced and consumed can optimize a cell for energy production or biosynthetic capacity. This has been primarily ...

Citramalate, the focus of their study, is produced in a single enzymatic step using two key metabolites: pyruvate and acetyl-CoA. By fine-tuning process parameters such as light intensity ...

The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex consists of many different enzymes (marked in different colours). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

The implications of this research extend beyond plastics. Pyruvate and acetyl-CoA, the key metabolites involved in citramalate production, are also precursors to many other biotechnologically ...