Glycolysis

Breaking down of glucose in the body system to form pyruvic acid or lactic acid is called glycolysis. The important of glycolysis is provision of energy to body. The energy produce are in form compound called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The often maintain the level of glucose in the blood. When an individual ingested food that contain glucose, glucose enter the blood, then glucose in the blood is moved from the blood to the tissue, of which it will be converted to pyruvic acid by the action of glycolysis. At the point you should know that glycolysis take place in the tissue. When glycolysis take place, it produce heat and energy, the heat and the energy is used for cellular activities. There are two way pathway which glycolysis take place, they are;

 

 

Anaerobic glycolysis pathway take place when the energy required by the tissue exceed the amount of oxygen available, the procedure proceed for only a limited period of time until oxygen is made available to equalized the required energy for cellular activities.

That what happen when you under strenuous exercise.

Glycolysis diagram     

 

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