Tag: parts of respiration

Glycolysis is also known as E.M.P. pathway which stands for Embden - Meyerhof - Parnas Pathway, which was discovered by Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, and Jakub Karol Parnas. Glycolysis splits a 6-carbon sugar, glucose, into two molecules of 3-carbon pyruvate in a series of steps, each catalyzed by a particular enzyme. Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm (cytosol) of all living cells, not in mitochondria, and does not require the presence of oxygen. Therefore, glycolysis is also known as cytoplasmic respiration. 

During aerobic respiration, one molecule of glucose is oxidized with the help of six oxygen molecules to produce six molecules of carbon dioxide. Six molecules of water are also produced in the process. During aerobic respiration ATP is produced by the processes of substrate level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation. Combined together these processes produce 38 molecules of ATP by phosphorylating 38 molecules of ADP.

Cellular respiration is stepwise catabolic process that breaks down organic substrates to release energy. The first step in respiration is glycolysis that occurs in the cytoplasm of the living cell. Krebs' cycle and ETS occurs in mitochondria of the cell. So, the answer is 'Cytoplasm'.

Cellular respiration is a complex process that involves multiple pathways. The first step is the glycolysis of glucose which is then followed by Krebs' cycle and ETS in the end. The end products of respiration is CO$ _2$ and H$ _2$O along with release of energy in the form of ATP. Glucose breakdown first starts with glycolysis.

The first step of cellular respiration is the process of glycolysis, a process in which there is breakdown of an organic substance like glucose to pyruvic acid. There is stepwise oxidation of the substrate with the release of energy.

In glycolysis, glucose undergoes partial oxidation to form two molecules of pyruvic acid in a multi-step process catalyzed by various enzymes. In which 2 ATP molecules are obtained and NAD$^+$ into 2 molecules NADH when 2 moles of 1,3-diphosphoglyceraldehyde converts into two moles of 1,3 diphosphoglyceric acid.

Cellular respiration aims at producing energy in the form of ATP and occurs in every living cell. The respiration starts with glycolysis, a stepwise process that oxidises respiratory substrate like glucose. Oxidation is in the form of removal of hydrogen and there is no external electron acceptor present.

Phosphorylation is the addition of a phosphate group to an organic molecule.

Glycolysis is also known as EMP pathway on the name of the scientist who discovered it and they were Embden, Mayerhoff and Parnas.