Assertion: pyruvic acid | /r/HasProperty | intermediate compound
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text: Pyruvic acid is an intermediate compound produced by the aerobic metabolism of glucose (glycolysis).
text: Pyruvic acid, an intermediate metabolite, plays an important role in linking carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism to the tricarboxylic acid cycle, the fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway, and the mitochondrial respiratory chain complex.