Glycolysis
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Glycolysis is an anaerobic process where glucose is broken down into pyruvate, producing two ATP molecules and reducing NAD plus to nadh. It consists of 10 steps catalyzed by specific enzymes, involving an initial ATP investment and subsequent ATP production via phosphorylation.
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- Glycolysis is the initial phase of cellular respiration, functioning without oxygen in the cytoplasm, leading to the breakdown of glucose into pyruvate and the generation of two ATP molecules.
- The intricate process of glycolysis comprises ten distinct steps, each facilitated by specific enzymes, commencing with glucose and culminating in pyruvate formation through a sequence of transformations and interactions.
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What is glycolysis?
Glycolysis is the initial phase of cellular respiration that breaks down glucose into pyruvate to produce ATP.