2007-03-13 06:20:15 · 3 answers · asked by h4ilfire 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Well, look at the overall equation for the glycolysis pathway.
Glucose + 2 ADP + 2 NAD+ + 2 Pi --------> 2 Pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H+
Oxygen is not one of the reactants.
You don't need oxygen until you get to the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.
2007-03-13 06:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by The Tridentine Avenger 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Glycolysis can takle place in two ways in the presence of oxygen which is called aerobic glycolysis in this case Production of pyruvate for the citric acid cycle
glucose----->pyruvic acid-------------->kreb's cycle
and in absence of oxygen called anaerobic glycolysis .There generation of high-energy molecules (ATP and NADH) as cellular energy sources
Glucose ---> Lactic acid + Energy (ATP)
2007-03-13 06:41:34 · answer #2 · answered by ANITHA 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can take an anaeobic pathway.
2007-03-13 06:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋