Page 80 - The Manga Guide to Biochemistry

Respiration Is A Reaction That Breaks Organisms like us break
Down Glucose To Create Energy down starch into glucose,
which is used to make ATP,
Saccharides that are created by with the assistance of the
plants through photosynthesis oxygen that we breathe in.

are stored in the form of Glucose
starch, which we animals eat.
Energy
MmM,
yummy

That's internal respiration!

Here, take a look at this.

It's the general formula
for respiration.

Glucose Oxygen Water Carbon Water Energy
dioxide

Oh, that makes
it crystal clear!
Glucose and oxygen
are consumed, and
carbon dioxide,
water, and energy

are produced.

Now, let's take a closer And here they are!
look at this reaction.
Glycolysis
You can think Citric acid cycle*
of respiration
as having three Electron
transport chain
stages...
* This is also called the Krebs cycle or the TCA cycle.