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    Aerobic glycolysis occurs in the cytosol and breaks glucose down into two pyruvate molecules, producing two ATP and two NADH. The pyruvate enters the citric acid cycle to fully oxidize glucose for cellular respiration. Anaerobic glycolysis also occurs in the cytosol but breaks glucose down into two lactate molecules or ethanol, producing only two ATP without oxygen. It allows cells to produce energy when oxygen is absent. Both pathways are rate limited by the same three steps: hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and pyruvate kinase reactions.

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    Aerobic glycolysis occurs in the cytosol and breaks glucose down into two pyruvate molecules, producing two ATP and two NADH. The pyruvate enters the citric acid cycle to fully oxidize glucose for cellular respiration. Anaerobic glycolysis also occurs in the cytosol but breaks glucose down into two lactate molecules or ethanol, producing only two ATP without oxygen. It allows cells to produce energy when oxygen is absent. Both pathways are rate limited by the same three steps: hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and pyruvate kinase reactions.

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    Aerobic glycolysis occurs in the cytosol and breaks glucose down into two pyruvate molecules, producing two ATP and two NADH. The pyruvate enters the citric acid cycle to fully oxidize glucose for cellular respiration. Anaerobic glycolysis also occurs in the cytosol but breaks glucose down into two lactate molecules or ethanol, producing only two ATP without oxygen. It allows cells to produce energy when oxygen is absent. Both pathways are rate limited by the same three steps: hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and pyruvate kinase reactions.

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    AEROBIC VERSUS ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS

    STUDENT NAME: Ernesto Vicente B. Jacinto


    STUDENT NUMBER: MD20-00078

    Instructions: Complete the following table in order to be able to compare and contrast the catabolism of glucose under aerobic and
    anaerobic conditions.

    AEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS


    Site of occurrence Cytosol Cytosol
    Substrate Glucose Glucose
    End-product 2 Pyruvate 2 molecules of Lactate
    Ethanol (Yeast and some microorganisms)
    Rate limiting step/s Hexokinase step Availability of Glucose
    (Glucose is phosphorylated into Glucose
    6- phosphate via Hexokinase) Hexokinase step
    (Glucose is phosphorylated into Glucose
    Photofructokinase reaction 6- phosphate via Hexokinase)
    (Fructose -6-phosphate is phosphorylated
    into Fructose 1,6 – biphosphate via Photofructokinase reaction
    Phosphofructokinase) (Fructose -6-phosphate is phosphorylated
    into Fructose 1,6 – biphosphate via
    Pyruvate kinase reaction Phosphofructokinase)
    (Phosphoenolpyruvate is converted to
    Pyruvate through phosphorylation via Pyruvate kinase reaction
    pyruvate kinase) (Phosphoenolpyruvate is converted to
    Pyruvate through phosphorylation via
    pyruvate kinase)
    Number of ATPs produced (include all 2 ATP 2 ATP
    potential ATPs that may be synthesized) 2 NADH
    Importance/Significance in Cellular and The pyruvate is used in the Citric Acid Production of needed energy when
    Tissue Respiration Cycle for respiration oxygen is absent

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