14.1 Metabolism Is Composed of Many Coupled, Interconnecting Reactions -- Biochemistry -- NCBI Bookshelf

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Figure 14.1

Glucose Metabolism

Glucose is metabolized to pyruvate in 10 linked reactions. Under anaerobic conditions, pyruvate is metabolized to lactate and, under aerobic conditions, to acetyl CoA. The glucose-derived carbons are subsequently oxidized to CO₂.