Glycolysis

Glycolysis

A metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate, producing ATP and NADH.

Glucose-6-phosphate

The first product of glycolysis formed by the phosphorylation of glucose.

Fructose-6-phosphate

The molecule formed from the rearrangement of glucose-6-phosphate.

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate

The product formed by the phosphorylation of fructose-6-phosphate.

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P)

A three-carbon molecule formed from the cleavage of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate.

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP)

Another three-carbon molecule that quickly converts to G3P during glycolysis.

NAD+

An electron carrier that accepts electrons during the oxidation of G3P to form NADH.

NADH

The reduced form of NAD+; an electron carrier generated during glycolysis.

1,3-biphosphoglycerate

A key intermediate in glycolysis formed from the oxidation of G3P.

ATP

A high-energy molecule produced during glycolysis from ADP and inorganic phosphate.

3-phosphoglycerate

The product formed after the transfer of a phosphate group from 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to ADP.

2-phosphoglycerate

The molecule formed from the conversion of 3-phosphoglycerate.

Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)

A high-energy molecule formed from the dehydration of 2-phosphoglycerate.

Pyruvate

The end product of glycolysis formed from the transfer of a phosphate group from PEP to ADP.