Biology A-Level
continuation of glycolysis
What continuation of glycolysis means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Oxidised NAD returns to the cytoplasm and accepts hydrogen from the next triose phosphate, so the net two ATP per glucose keep being made.
Topics that use continuation of glycolysis
- Respiration (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- active transport
- anaerobic stage
- ATP hydrolase
- ethanol and carbon dioxide
- Krebs cycle
- limited NAD pool
- link reaction
- Mitochondrial matrix
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