Cellular Respiration: Glycolysis and Pyruvate Oxidation

These flashcards cover key concepts and stages of glycolysis and pyruvate oxidation as discussed in the lecture.

Glycolysis occurs in the __.

Cytoplasm

Pyruvate oxidation occurs in the __.

Mitochondrial matrix

The total number of reactions in glycolysis is __.

10

Glycolysis is also known as the __ of sugar.

splitting

The net gain of ATP from glycolysis is __.

2 ATP

In glycolysis, __ NAD+ are reduced to NADH.

2

The process of glycolysis occurs in the absence of __.

oxygen

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is cleaved into __ and G3P.

DHAP

G3P is converted into __ during Step 6 of glycolysis.

1,3-Bisphosphoglycerate

In Step 1 of glycolysis, glucose is phosphorylated using __.

1 ATP

Fructose 6-phosphate is converted into __ in Step 3.

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

The final product of glycolysis is __.

Pyruvate

During substrate level phosphorylation, 1 ATP is formed from __.

1,3-Bisphosphoglycerate

Co-enzyme A forms __ with the acetyl group during pyruvate oxidation.

Acetyl CoA

During pyruvate oxidation, the carboxyl group is released as __.

CO2

The main objective of glycolysis is to produce __.

ATP

Step 8 of glycolysis involves the removal of __.

H2O

Each reaction in glycolysis is catalyzed by a different __.

enzyme

Glycolysis results in the production of __ along with ATP.

NADH

The first step of glycolysis is catalyzed by __.

Hexokinase

Glycolysis is an example of a __ pathway.

metabolic

In pyruvate oxidation, NAD+ is reduced to __.

NADH