Question

What carbohydrates are reactants in glycolysis?
Neither Glucose or Sucrose directly participate in
glycolysis
Glucose
only
Sucrose
only
Glucose and
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Answer 1

Answer:

Glycolysis, as the name suggests, is the process of lysing glucose into pyruvate. Since glucose is a six-carbon molecule and pyruvate is a three-carbon molecule, two molecules of pyruvate are produced for each molecule of glucose that enters glycolysis.

Explanation:

Answer 2

In glycolysis, both glucose and sucrose can act as reactants

• Glycolysis is a pathway in which one molecule of glucose is converted into 2 molecules of pyruvate which further leads to ATP formation after exiting the TCA cycle.
• Glucose acts as the main reactant in glycolysis, however, non-glucose monosaccharides, like sucrose can also act as reactants since they can be converted into glucose.

Thus, (Option D) Glucose and sucrose are two carbohydrates that can both act as reactants in glycolysis.