In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.

passage: Pyruvic acid (CHCOCOOH) is the simplest of the alpha-keto acids, with a carboxylic acid and a ketone functional group. Pyruvate (/paɪˈruːveɪt/), the conjugate base, CHCOCOO, is a key intermediate in several metabolic pathways.
 question: is pyruvic acid and pyruvate the same thing?

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
No