Glycolysis Flashcards
Glycolysis aka
Embden-Myerhof pathway
Glycogen converts _______ into ______.
One 6-carbon glucose
Two 3 carbon pyruvates
Glycolysis happens in which cells
All cells of the body
_______cells do not have mitochondria to finish the rest of cellular respiration.
Red blood cells
Glycolysis takes place in
cytosol/cytoplasm
What are the key enzymes in glycolysis?
hexokinase/glucokinase
phosphofructokinase
Pyruvate kinase
What is the rate limiting step in glycolysis?
phosphofructokinase
What are the two phases of glycolysis?
Preparatory (investing) phase - 1st 5 steps
Pay off phase - last 5 steps
Step two of glycolysis is conversion of what?
Glucose-6-phosphate to fructose 6 phosphate
What is the enzyme for step two?
phosphoglucose isomerase (changes spatial arrangement)
Step one of glycolysis converts what?
Glucose into glucose-6-phosphate
What is the enzyme used in step one?
glucokinase in liver
Hexokinase in all other cells
Is step one reversible or irreversible?
irreversible
Does step one use ATP?
yes
Which step in glycolysis is the most important rate limiting step? What happens?
Step 3 - conversion of fructose-6-phosphate into fructose-1,6-bisphosphate
What happens in step 4?
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate converters into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP)