How would you describe glycolysis in respiration?
It is the splitting of the sugar glucose to make energy.
The first stage of respiration is called glycolysis; the electron transport chain and Krebs cycle follow glycolysis.
This is the reaction that splits a glucose molecule with six carbons into two molecules with three carbons each, known as pyruvate or pyruvic acid.
In the process of breaking down glucose into two pyruvates, two ATP (adenosine triphosphate) are converted into two ADP (adenosine diphosphate). This process provides the energy needed to break down glucose into the two pyruvates.
Additionally, in this stage, two hydrogen acceptors known as NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) arrive and absorb two hydrogen molecules, converting them to NADH. These molecules are then transported to the cytochrome system, also known as the electron transport chain, the last stage of respiration.
This sums up the entire process of glycolysis: 2 ATP is said to be invested in the stage because it is needed to enable the reaction to happen, but 4 ATP is produced as a product at the end of the glycolysis process, meaning a net gain of 2 ATP has been made. After the pyruvates are made and the hydrogen that was taken away is used to make energy in the electron transport chain, 4 ATP is produced.
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