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What is the purpose of glycolysis? *

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In biochemistry, glycolysis is basically:

enzyme-based degradation of glucose, releasing sugar and pyruvic acid.

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The main purpose of glycolysis is to provide pyruvate for the TCA, not to make adenosine 5′-triphosphate. The glycolytic production of pyruvate reduces the cytosol by increasing the ratio of NADH to NAD+

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