Glycolysis
is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate. Pyruvate then enters the mitochondria to be burned via the Krebs cycle all the way to carbon dioxide and water, capturing energy in the form of the chemical adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
References
- Lustig, Robert. (2021). Metabolical Chapter 2. “Modern Medicine” Treats Symptoms, Not Disease (p. 52). New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
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