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Concept information

Preferred term

glycolysis

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  • 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.

Broader concept

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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