CELL RESPIRATION

GLYCOSIS
          - the conversion of glucose into a reactive compound, pyruvic acid
          - occurs in the cytosol
          - has 4 major stages

                                                           GLUCOSE
                                                                   | phosphorylated
                                                                   |
                                                       Glucose-6-phosphate
                                                                   |
                                                                   |
                                                        Fructose-6-phosphate
                                                                   |
                                                                   |
                                                     Fructose1, 6 Diphosphate
                                                                 /  \
                                                                /    \
                                                               /      \
                                                              /        \
                                                       PGAL     PGAL
                                                        (3-C)      (3-C)
                                                            |              |
                                                         +P            +P
                                                           |               |
                                             Pyruvic Acid     Pyruvic Acid