The starting material for glycolysis is glucose and the final product of glycolysis is pyruvate in aerobic settings and lactate in anaerobic conditions.
What is glycolysisglycolysis?
Glycolysis is the process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy. It produces two molecules of pyruvate, ATP, NADH and water. The process takes place in the cytoplasm of a cell and does not require oxygen. It occurs in both aerobic and anaerobic organisms.
Supporting answer.
Glycolysis starts with one molecule of glucose and ends with two pyruvate (pyruvic acid) molecules, a total of four ATP molecules, and two molecules of NADH.
Hence, the starting material for glycolysis is glucose and the final product of glycolysis is pyruvate in aerobic settings and lactate in anaerobic conditions.