Dec 1, 2014
Glycolysis - Glucose Catabolic Pathway
Glycolysis – Glucose Catabolic Pathway
Glycolysis literally means “splitting sugars”. In glycolysis, glucose (a six carbon sugar) is split into two molecules of a three-carbon sugar. Glycolysis yields two molecules of ATP (free energy containing molecule), two molecules of pyruvic acid and two “high energy” electron carrying molecules of NADH. Glycolysis can occur with or without oxygen. In the presence of oxygen, glycolysis is the…
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