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Biochemistry of energy production
Glucose
Pyruvic acid
Energy production
is also a kind of
metabolism.
Substance A Substance B
Chemical To produce
reaction energy, glucose
is first broken
down into pyruvic
acid in cytosol.
Huh? Didn't you
mention glucose and
pyruvic acid earlier?
Yup! This is the Gluconeogenesis
reverse version of
gluconeogenesis,
called glycolysis.
Glycolysis
Glucose Pyruvic Pyruvic Glucose
acid acid
Glycolysis Bing!
is all about
breaking down
saccharides!
Break it
down, y'all!
