MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -splitting of this six-carbon sugar into two 3-carbon compounds, conversion of these three-carbon compounds into molecules of pyruvate (or pyruvic acid).

Detailed explanation-2: -5: Glycolysis breaks the 6-carbon molecule glucose into two 3-carbon pyruvate molecules, releasing some of the chemical energy which had been stored in glucose.

Detailed explanation-3: -The breakdown of glucose, a six-carbon molecule, into a three-carbon molecule called pyruvate takes place in the cytoplasm. The break up of three-carbon pyruvate molecule to give three molecules of carbon-dioxide takes place in the mitochondria.

Detailed explanation-4: -An enzyme, RuBisCO, catalyzes the fixation reaction, by combining CO2 with RuBP. The resulting six-carbon compound is broken down into two three-carbon compounds, and the energy in ATP and NADPH is used to convert these molecules into G3P.

Detailed explanation-5: -During glycolysis, glucose, a six carbon compound is broken down into two molecules of puruvic acid/pyruvate, which is a three carbon compound. This process occurs in the cytoplasm.