Glycolysis is about:

oxidate the glucose into a 3C atom containing pyruvate

3 major phases:

I. Phosphorylation (glucose into glucose-6-P) key enzymes: hexokinase/glucokinase

II. Splitting the 6 atoms into 3C Glycerin-aldehyde-P + dihydroxy-acetone-P 3C key enzyme: aldolase

III. Oxidoreduction and phosphorylation

  • During glycolysis, two pyruvates will be made from 1 glucose molecule
  • Each human cell is capable of this transformation, and each cell can continue to produce energy using its mitochondria

Our body demands approximately 160 grams of glucose per day, from which the brain consumes 120 grams, and the remaining 40 grams are used by other tissues such as red blood cells, leukocytes, cornea, and kidneys, as they can only gain energy from glucose.  

Glycolysis

If we take a simple look at the process more about reducing the number of the carbons from C6 into C3 in the form of pyruvate. The whole process requires ATP and a lot of enzymatic reactions.

We can divide into three significant phases:

  1. Initiation and phosphorylation (marking the central glucose for maintaining with a phosphate group)
  2. Splitting (make a decision in which direction going further; generation C3-C3 units)
  3. Oxidoreduction and phosphorylation (playing with phosphate groups to finally reached the C3 pyruvate)

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