Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Anaerobic metabolism
What Anaerobic metabolism means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Anaerobic metabolism
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Pyruvate is reduced to lactate, regenerating the oxidised coenzyme so glycolysis can continue when oxygen is absent.
Topics that use Anaerobic metabolism
- Topic 7: Run for your Life (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- ATPase
- Biocompatibility
- Carbon dioxide production
- Cellular respiration pathways
- Chemiosmosis
- Coenzymes in respiration
- Electrocardiograms (ECGs)
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