The molecule is a pyruvic acid compound having a 3-sulfinyl substituent. It has a role as a human metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a sulfur-containing carboxylic acid, an organosulfinic acid and a 2-oxo monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a pyruvic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-sulfinatopyruvate(2-).
2-oxo-3-sulfinopropanoic acid