what is glycolysis where does it occur what is it importance
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Importance of Glycolysis. Nearly all of the energy used by living cells comes to them from the energy in the bonds of the sugar glucose. ... Glycolysis is the first pathway used in the breakdown of glucose to extract energy. It takes place in the cytoplasm of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
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Glycolysis
Defination :
The breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid is called glycolysis.
Importance :
The essential metabolic pathway of glycolysis involves the oxidative breakdown of one glucose into two pyruvate with the capture of some energy as ATP and NADH.
Glycolysis is important in the cell because glucose is the main source of fuel for tissues in the body.
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