glycolysis
the catabolism of carbohydrates, as glucose and glycogen, by enzymes, with the release of energy and the production of lactic or pyruvic acid.
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How to use glycolysis in a sentence
Meyer and Balk’s collaboration found that the plants do produce more proteins for use in glycolysis, an inefficient method of splitting apart sugars to make ATP that’s found in all cells.
Still, ramping up glycolysis enough to rival mitochondria’s usual ATP output would take a lot more sugar.
British Dictionary definitions for glycolysis
/ (ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪsɪs) /
biochem the breakdown of glucose by enzymes into pyruvic and lactic acids with the liberation of energy
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Scientific definitions for glycolysis
[ glī-kŏl′ə-sĭs ]
The process in cell metabolism by which carbohydrates and sugars, especially glucose, are broken down, producing ATP and pyruvic acid. See more at cellular respiration.
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