Answer to Question #219582 in General Chemistry for ChDu

Question

Can you please explain the difference in the pathway between ANAEROBIC glycolysis and AEROBIC glycolysis? Also do you know what substrates would be involved in each?

Answer 1

The difference between aerobic glycolysis and anaerobic glycolysis is that aerobic glycolysis proceeds in the presence of oxygen and occurs in eukaryotic cells while anaerobic glycolysis proceeds in the absence of oxygen, and occurs in eukaryotic as well as prokaryotic cells.