Pyruvate is produced by glycolysis, a process in which carbohydrates are broken down to create energy. Calcium pyruvate is a popular supplement that many people use primarily for its purported weight ...

Pyruvate formate-lyase (PFL) from Escherichia coli uses a radical mechanism to reversibly cleave the C1-C2 bond of pyruvate using the Gly 734 radical and two cysteine residues (Cys 418, Cys 419). We ...

Having considered localization of respiratory functions in mitochondria and in prokaryotic cells, it's time to return to the ...

THE part played by carbohydrates in the synthesis of acetylcholine in animal tissues is at present far from clear. It was first shown by Quastel, Tennenbaum and Wheatley 1 that the formation of free ...

Scientists led by a team at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, have worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria—the “powerhouses” of ...