Concept information
Preferred term
glycolysis
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Topic
Definition
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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
Synonyms
- Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas glycolytic pathway
- Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway
- Embden-Meyerhof pathway
- EMP pathway (Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway)
- glycolytic pathway
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/22206
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