BRAINCAKEGlycolysis
Glucose is phosphorylated using ATP to form glucose-6- phosphate. This keeps the glucose in the cell as it cannot exit through glucose transporters and commits the glucose molecule to glycolysis. Phosphorylation also makes the glucose more reactive.
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Key terms in this lesson
- glycolysis
- The first stage of respiration, occurring in the cytoplasm, in which glucose is split into two molecules of pyruvate with a net yield of 2 ATP and reduced NAD.
- ATP
- Adenosine triphosphate, the universal energy currency of cells, formed by adding an inorganic phosphate to ADP and hydrolysed to release energy for cellular reactions.
More in Respiration
- Energy from Glucose.
- Phosphorylation
- Lysis
- Substrate Level Phosphorylation
- The Link Reaction
- The Krebs Cycle.
- oxidative phosphorylation
- ATP Synthase
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