Biology GCSE
Incomplete oxidation of glucose
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When oxygen is insufficient, glucose is not completely oxidised to carbon dioxide and water, and partial breakdown produces lactic acid.
Topics that use Incomplete oxidation of glucose
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- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration and lactic acid production
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- glycogen
- Insufficient oxygen supply
- lactic acid
- Lactic acid accumulation and removal
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