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Well, not quite. Actually, glycolysis
needs 10 chemical
It's a little more reactions to turn that
complicated... one glucose molecule
into two pyruvate
molecules.
to create lactate,
one additional
reaction is
performed.
It looks Ta-da!
like this:
Glucose Glucose Fructose
6-phosphate 6-phosphate
One molecule
Fructose
1,6-bisphosphate
2-Phosphoglycerate 3-Phospho- 1,3-Bisphospho- Glycer- Dihydroxy-
glycerate glycerate aldehyde acetone
3-phosphate
phosphate
Phosphoenol- Pyruvate Lactate = one carbon molecule
pyruvate
two molecules
AHH! Yes, it is a long
process. Since four
Are you kidding
me? It looks like ATP molecules are
a game of Chutes synthesized and
and Ladders gone
horribly wrong! two ATP molecules
are consumed...
two ATP
molecules are
created as the
final balance.
