Chapter 12, Problem 12.19PP

Summary Introduction

To name:

The starting reactant of glycolysis.

Introduction:

The main source of fuel for the body is glucose, which is catabolized to through a chemical pathway called glycolysis. Glucose enters the cell from the bloodstream through a glucose transporter protein in the cell membrane. Inside the cell, glycolysis occurs in the cytosol when the six-carbon glucose is broken down into three-carbon molecules of pyruvate and two adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecule.