{"id":787,"date":"2021-05-21T07:35:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T07:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clikoon.com\/?p=787"},"modified":"2021-05-21T07:35:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T07:35:53","slug":"interesting-facts-about-glycolysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clikoon.com\/interesting-facts-about-glycolysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts About Glycolysis\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cells produce energy with the breakdown of macromolecules. The biochemical process that is involved in the conversion of food energy into chemical energy is in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), that is what cellular respiration is all about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In this, the first step is regulated tightly by the phenomena of glycolysis. The term glycolysis derives its origin from the latin word “glyco” meaning sugar and “lysis” meaning breakdown. The process of glycolysis provides two main intracellular functions – the generation of ATP and the intermediate metabolites to feed in various pathways. The glycolytic pathway converts one hexose into two triose molecules such as pyruvate and a total of two molecules of ATP (two consumed, four produced) and 2 molecules of NADH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The process of glycolysis is initiated with glucose and the production of two pyruvate molecules, four ATP molecules and 2 NADH molecules. If a cell further fails to catabolize the molecules of pyruvate, it harvests only two molecules of ATP from a single molecule of glucose. The mammalian red blood cells that are mature are devoid of mitochondria and hence cannot perform aerobic respiration (organisms convert energy in this process in the presence of oxygen). For this, <\/span>glycolysis<\/b><\/a> is the only source of ATP. In the event of interruption of glycolysis, such cells lose their ability to maintain their sodium-potassium pumps and die eventually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Therefore, glycolysis is initiated with the 6-carbon ring-shaped structure of one molecule of glucose and terminates with 2 molecules of a 3-carbon sugar referred to as pyruvate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHow Does Glycolysis Begin?<\/span><\/h2>\n
Interesting Facts About Glycolysis<\/span><\/h2>\n
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