Question #61106, Chemistry, Other
Describe the conversion of G-3-P into pyruvate during the glycolytic process.
Answer:
Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose , into pyruvate, . Glycolysis utilize G-3-P as a substrate. In this process an additional phosphate group (not from ATP) is first added to each G-3-P (not shown in the figure). This addition also reduces two NAD+ to two NADH by adding two electrons and a proton to each. At this point, the two phosphates that are on each molecule are removed, and added back to ADP molecules, generating 4 ATP molecules, and 2 pyruvate molecules (Figure 1).
Figure 1 - The basic steps of glycolysis
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