Glycolysis

Glycolysis is a partial breakdown of a six-carbon glucose molecule into two, three-carbon molecules of pyruvate, 2NADH +2H+, and 2 net ATP as a result of substrate-level phosphorylation. Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell. The overall reaction is:

glucose (6C) + 2 NAD+ 2 ADP +2 inorganic phosphates (Pi)

yields 2 pyruvate (3C) + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + 2 net ATP

GIF Animation of Glycolysis .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: Feb., 2021
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