Chemical formula for breakdown of food in anaerobic respiration
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Anaerobic respiration takes place in the cell cytoplasm and produces lactic acid. The chemical equation is
C6H12O6 -> 2C3H6O3 (Glucose -> Lactic acid).
The lactic acid then needs to be oxidised later to carbon dioxide and water afterwards to prevent it building up. This process requires oxygen and therefore following anaerobic respiration there is oxygen debt in the cell, as oxygen is needed to break down the lactic acid produced.
C6H12O6 -> 2C3H6O3 (Glucose -> Lactic acid).
The lactic acid then needs to be oxidised later to carbon dioxide and water afterwards to prevent it building up. This process requires oxygen and therefore following anaerobic respiration there is oxygen debt in the cell, as oxygen is needed to break down the lactic acid produced.
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