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Embden
Meyerhof
Pathway
-
EMP -
Glucose
degradation
by
Embden
Meyerhof
Pathway
-
EMP
involves
ten
reactions
and
operates
both
under
aerobic
as
well
as
anaerobic
conditions.
Under
aerobic
conditions,
this
pathway
functions
in
conjunction
with
the
TCA
cycle
in
which
the
pyruvate
generated
through
the
EMP
is
oxidised
to
CO2
and
water.
Under
anaerobic
conditions,
pyruvate
is
reduced
to
lactate
or
ethanol.
Energetically
this
pathway
yields
2
moles
of
pyruvate
and
4
ATP
per
mole
of
fructose
diphosphate
fermented.
Of
these
1
mole
of
ATP
is
used
in
the
phosphorylation
of
glucose
and
the
second
is
utilized
for
the
phosphorylation
of
fructose-6-phosphate,
the
net
yield
is
therefore
only
2
moles
of
ATP
per
mole
of
glucose
fermented
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