[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The Biochemistry of Movement > 9.7.7. Glycolysis is the first stage of the decomposition of glucose to release energy > The End Product Of Glycolysis >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]Identify the end product of glycolysis as 2-oxopropanoate (pyruvate)[/cs_text][cs_text]
- Over the course of glycolysis, the glucose molecule, which contains six carbon molecules, is broken down into two 3-carbon pyruvate molecules.
- Because of the pH of the cytoplasm, the pyruvic acid actually exists in its anion form, 2-oxopropanoate. Pyruvic acid becomes largely dissociated in the cell’s normal pH.
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