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At the end if glycolysis, how much of the chemical energy in glucose is still unused?

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Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate. 90% of the chemical energy is still unused at the end of glycolysis. Glycolysis is followed by the Krebs cycle in the presence of oxygen.
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