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Glycolysis

Also called Sugar breakdown

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Metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into pyruvate to produce ATP, serving as the first and universal step in cellular respiration.

Korean

당분해

포도당이 피루브산으로 분해되어 ATP를 생성하는 대사 과정; 세포 에너지 대사의 첫 단계.

French

Glycolyse

Dégradation métabolique du glucose en pyruvate produisant de l'ATP ; première étape de la respiration cellulaire.

Word parts

  • glyc/oRoot(Greek) Sugar, glycogen
  • -lysisSuffix(Greek) Breakdown, destruction

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