Question

Glycolysis is the first step of cellular respiration, in which glucose is used to generate atp to power the cell. the major chemical reaction that takes place in glycolysis (ignoring some other reactants and products) is the conversion of glucose (c6h12o6) to pyruvate (c3h4o3) and hydrogen ions (h ). using this information, what is the correct equation for the glycolysis chemical reaction

Answer 1

The reaction of glycolysis is follows:

C6H12O6 + 2 NAD+ + 2 ADP + 2 P -----> 2 pyruvic acid + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H+

A glucose molecule produces 2 mole of pyruvic acid. For glycolysis, 2 molecule of NAD+ reduce to NADH by oxidising the glucose molecule to produce acid along with the production of 2 protons. This complete reaction, generates 2 mole of ATP.