Chapter 24.2, Problem 4QQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: To identify the first two intermediates in the glycolysis process.

Concept introduction: Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that breaks down a glucose molecule and converts it into two pyruvate molecules along with the production of two ATP molecules and NADH-reduced coenzymes.

The process of glycolysis is a ten-step process in which each step is catalyzed by enzymes. The process occurs in the cytosol in the absence of molecular ${\text{O}}_2$.