a process in which glucose (sugar) is partially broken down by cells in enzyme reactions that do not need oxygen. glycolysis is one method that cells use to produce energy. when glycolysis is linked with other enzyme reactions that use oxygen, more complete breakdown of glucose is possible and more energy is produced.
出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/18 12:49 UTC 版)
Glycolysis (from glycose, an older term for glucose + -lysis degradation) is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose C6H12O6, into pyruvate, CH3COCOO− + H+. The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy compounds ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and NADH (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide).