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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. metabolism
  4. carbohydrate metabolism
  5. glycolysis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. metabolism
  4. carbohydrate metabolism
  5. glycolysis

Preferred term

glycolysis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A metabolic process that converts glucose into two molecules of pyruvic acid through a series of enzymatic reactions. Energy generated by this process is conserved in two molecules of ATP. Glycolysis is the universal catabolic pathway for glucose, free glucose, or glucose derived from complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen and starch.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas glycolytic pathway
  • Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway
  • Embden-Meyerhof pathway
  • EMP pathway (Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway)
  • glycolytic pathway

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/22206

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