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Meaning of glycolysis

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Glycolysis is the first step in the breakdown of glucose to extract energy for cellular metabolism.

Glycolysis is a series of that extract energy from glucose by splitting it in two three-carbon molecules called pyruvates.

Glyco stands for = glucose

Lysis sands for = the desintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane

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Its a sugar that plants produce through the cycle of Photosynthesis.
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