AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a cell requires energy glucose molecule is catabolized to pyruvic acid. This process is known as glycolysis and named so because the glucose molecule splits into two pyruvic acids. With the help of this process, the cell can yield two high-energy molecules (ATP).

Detailed explanation-3: -Pyruvic acid can be made from glucose through glycolysis, converted back to carbohydrates (such as glucose) via gluconeogenesis, or to fatty acids through acetyl-CoA. It can also be used to construct the amino acid alanine, and it can be converted into ethanol.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biochemistry. Pyruvate is an important chemical compound in biochemistry. It is the output of the metabolism of glucose known as glycolysis. One molecule of glucose breaks down into two molecules of pyruvate, which are then used to provide further energy, in one of two ways.