CHAPTER 25: INITIAL RECTIONS IN ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS

The series of reactions that convert glucose to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (Frc-1,6-bisP) in most living eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.

Glycolytic pathway

A compound formed in the initial steps of glycolysis that can be easily cleaved into phosphorylated three carbon units (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate).

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

A test of hepatic function that assesses the liver's ability to convert galactose to glucose 6-phosphate.

Galactose tolerance test

An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate to fructose 6-phosphate in glycolysis.

Phosphohexose isomerase

The pathway responsible for the formation of fructose from glucose, which is involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic cataract.

Polyol pathway

An enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of glucose to sorbitol in the polyol pathway.

Aldose reductase

An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of sorbitol to fructose in the polyol pathway.

Sorbitol dehydrogenase

A key regulatory enzyme in glycolysis that converts fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate.

Phosphofructokinase

Adenosine triphosphate, the primary energy currency of cells.

ATP

A molecule that acts as a short-term buffer for ATP, helping to maintain ATP levels during sudden energy demands.

Phosphocreatine