Question

How is a molecule of glucose converted into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid during glycolysis?

Answer 1

Answer:

Through two distinct phases, the six-carbon ring of glucose is cleaved into two three-carbon sugars of pyruvate through a series of enzymatic reactions. The first phase of glycolysis requires energy, while the second phase completes the conversion to pyruvate and produces ATP and NADH for the cell to use for energy.

Answer 2

Glycolysis is the anaerobic breakdown of the glucose molecule in the cytoplasm of the cell. In glycolysis, one molecule of glucose . The pyruvic acid which is formed will enter the Krebs cycle in the mitochondria for the production of ATP molecules.