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Define Glycolysis and explain

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Define Glycolysis and explain
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Yogita Ingle 4 years, 8 months ago

  • The term glycolysis has originated from the Greek words, glycos for sugar, and lysis for splitting.
  • The scheme of glycolysis was given by Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, and J. Parnas, and is often referred to as the EMP pathway.
  • Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell and it is the only process in anaerobic organisms.
  • Glycolysis is the process in which glucose, derived from sucrose, undergoes partial oxidation to form two molecules of pyruvic acid.
  • Glucose and fructose are phosphorylated to give rise to glucose-6- phosphate by the activity of the enzyme hexokinase.
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