Chapter 24.2, Problem 7QQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: To identify the steps in which ATP is converted to ADP 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.

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the energy currency of life that provides energy to carry out the metabolic processes in the living cells. After the consumption in the metabolic processes, it is converted either to adenosine monophosphate (AMP) or to adenosine diphosphate (ADP).