Do you think we make enough ATP to survive if only glycolytic catabolism is used to generate ATP? Explain to support your answer
What will be an ideal response?
If ATP production stops at glycolysis and is not allowed to proceed beyond this initial set of reactions, nearly all of the potential energy in the glucose molecule is wasted. In fact, glycolysis by itself cannot produce enough ATP to sustain most cells in the body. This is why lack of oxygen is so dangerous; without adequate oxygen, the cells are forced to use glycolytic catabolism exclusively, which does not generate enough ATP to keep the cells, and thus the body, alive.
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