what is glycolysis?

Answer 1

Glycolisis is the process by which a glucose molecule is converting into pyruvic acid. It is the first part of cellular respiration. After glycolisis, the result of 2 pyruvic acids continue on to either the Krebs Cycle or anaerobic respiration to complete cellular respiration to produce ATP. Result= 2 pyruvic acid molecules and 4 ATP (net gain-2 ATP)

Answer 2

Glycolysis is the sequence of reactions that converts glucose into pyruvate with the concomitant production of a relatively small amount of ATP. Glycolysis can be carried out anerobically (in the absence of oxygen) and is thus an especially important pathway for organisms that can ferment sugars. For example, glycolysis is the pathway utilized by yeast to produce the alcohol found in beer. Glycolysis also serves as a source of raw materials for the synthesis of other compounds. For example, 3 phosphoglycerate can be converted into serine, while pyruvate can be aerobically degraded by the Krebs or TCA cycle to produce much larger amounts of ATP.

Answer 3

Glycolysis is the major metabolic pathway that cells use to create energy from sugar (particularly hexose sugars. In human cells, this is the central catabolic (manufacturing of energy) pathway, and converts glucose (or many other hexose -6 carbon- sugars) into one of several products (primarily pyruvate, lactate) and ATP (energy). The pathway consists of several reactions. The finishing product depends on the cell-type, as well as energetic and physiological conditions.