Question

Is carbon lost during glycolysis?

Answer 1

Glycolysis:

1. Glycolysis is the process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy. It produces two molecules of pyruvate, ATP, NADH, and water.
2. Carbon is not lost during glycolysis
3. 6C-glucose is converted to two molecules of 3C-pyruvic acid.
4. The 3-carbon pyruvate molecule produced by glycolysis loses one carbon and produces a new 2-carbon molecule called acetyl-CoA.
5. The removed carbon takes two oxygen atoms from pyruvate and leaves the body as carbon dioxide (CO 2 start subscript, 2, end subscript).