Definition of Glycolysis
1. Noun. A metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP.
Definition of Glycolysis
1. [n -LYSES]
Medical Definition of Glycolysis
1.
The conversion of a monosaccharide (generally glucose) to pyruvate via the glycolytic pathway (i.e. The Embden Meyerhof Parnas pathway) in the cytosol.
Generates ATP without consuming oxygen and is thus anaerobic.
Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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