Chapter 12, Problem 5RTC

Summary Introduction

To write:

About the condition in which the glucose breakdown is anaerobic then how the fermentation process leads to the continuation of glycolysis.

Introduction:

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the energy currency of life. It is a high energy molecule present in every cell. It helps to store and pass the energy needed for the life processes. Glycolysis (breakdown of glucose) is a pathway which does not need oxygen. When there is the absence of oxygen then certain eukaryotic organisms along with certain cells (like mammalian skeletal muscles cells during continued contraction) can lead to the production of a reduced quantity of ATP molecules by glycolysis (fermentation).