noun
definition
The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source
Examples of glycolysis in a Sentence
After a few minutes aerobic glycolysis becomes dominant to prevent the build up of toxic levels of lactate in the blood.
Very early into these workouts, an ever-increasing amount of energy needs to be fuelled without oxygen, resulting in oxygen-independent glycolysis.
The first chapter of this lactate parable will center around a key physiological process called glycolysis.
They suggest that the tempo of the game may be crucial to whether anaerobic glycolysis is significant or not.
This leaves the cycle, and two of these triose phosphate molecules combine to form one glucose molecule using the glycolysis enzymes in reverse.
Once your very short-term energy supplies run out, your body has to start using carbohydrates in a reaction called glycolysis in order to create more energy anaerobically.
It is also produced inside cells by the processes of glycogen breakdown (glycogenolysis) and reverse glycolysis (gluconeogenesis).
Most humans can generate energy through glycolysis for approximately 90 seconds before their enzymes and substrate diminish and lactic acid begins building up in the muscles, preventing continual exercise.