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glycolysis /gly·col·y·sis/ (gli-kol´ĭ-sis) the anaerobic enzymatic conversion of glucose to the simpler compounds lactate or pyruvate, resulting in energy stored in the form of ATP, as occurs in muscle.glycolyt´ic

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gly·col·y·sis (gl-kl-ss)

n.

The ATP-generating metabolic process of most cells in which carbohydrates are converted to pyruvic acid.

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glyco·lytic (glk-ltk) adj.

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Glycolysis

The pathway in which a cell breaks down glucose into energy.

Mentioned in: Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency

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glycolysis

[glīkol′isis]

Etymology: Gk, glykys + lysis, loosening

a series of enzymatically catalyzed reactions by which glucose and other sugars are broken down to yield lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) or pyruvic acid (aerobic glycolysis). The breakdown releases energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate. Also called Embden-Meyerhof pathway. See also aldolase, citric acid cycle, lactic acid.

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glycolysis [gli-kol´ĭ-sis]

the anaerobic enzymatic conversion of glucose to lactate or pyruvate, resulting in energy stored in the form of ATP, as occurs in muscle. adj., adj glycolyt´ic.

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glycolysis (glīkol´isis),

n 1. the oxidation of glucose or glycogen by cytoplasmic enzymes of the Embden-Meyerhof pathway to pyruvate and lactate.
2. a series of enzymatically catalyzed reactions occurring within cells, by which glucose and other sugars are broken down to yield lactic acid or pyruvic acid, releasing energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate.

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glycolysis

the enzymatic conversion of glucose to lactate or pyruvate, resulting in chemical bond energy stored in the form of ATP, as occurs in all tissues.