👉 Glycolysis is a metabolic pathway in which glucose (a type of sugar) is broken down into two molecules of pyruvate (a form of energy). This process occurs in the cytoplasm of cells and is one of the first steps in cellular respiration. The end product of glycolysis is ATP, a high-energy molecule that powers all cellular processes.
Glycolysis can be divided into three main stages:
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Catabolism
: In this stage