Overview
Glycolysis is the first step of respiration in most carbohydrate catabolism and its goal is to take glucose and turn it into 2 pyruvates. It is the most basic and fundamental method of generating energy in the cell. It occurs in the cytoplasm by way of the break down (lysis) of sugar. This process can be divided into two phase: The energy investment phase, and the energy-yielding phase. Glycolysis occurs in nearly all organisms, both aerobic and anaerobic.
Inputs: Glucose + 2NAD+ + 2ADP + 2Pi
Outputs: 2Pyruvate + 2NADH + 2H+ + 2ATP
Inputs: Glucose + 2NAD+ + 2ADP + 2Pi
Outputs: 2Pyruvate + 2NADH + 2H+ + 2ATP