glycolysis
Glucose-to-pyruvate conversion
Glycolysis is the metabolic process that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, releasing energy.
It occurs in the cytoplasm of cells and doesn't require oxygen, making it the first step in both aerobic respiration and fermentation.
The process produces a small amount of ATP—the cell's energy currency—and is nearly universal across living organisms.
molecular
Cell's energy molecule
- ADPPayroll processing firm
- pyruvateThree-carbon acid from glycolysis
- NADHElectron-carrying coenzyme
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
fermentation · lactate · ethanol · anaerobic · phosphoenolpyruvate
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
cytoplasm · fermentation · lactate · ethanol · anaerobic · phosphoenolpyruvate
- cell biologycell membrane, cell division, cytoplasm, ribosome, mitochondria
- metabolismcatabolism, anabolism, metabolism, metabolic rate, basal metabolic rate
- Body Processesmetabolism, digestion, respiration, circulation, heartbeat
- Life Processesmetabolism, respiration, digestion, circulation, reproduction
- anaerobic activitiesfermentation, lactic acid, sprinting, weightlifting, HIIT
- Biochemical Pathwayscitric acid cycle, Cori cycle, beta-oxidation, fatty acid synthesis, cellular respiration
analysis, paralysis, polyethylene glycol, glucose, glycogen, lysosome, glycols