GLYCOLYSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glycolysis mean? 

• GLYCOLYSIS (noun)
  The noun GLYCOLYSIS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: GLYCOLYSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYCOLYSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("glycolysis" is a kind of...):

metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)

 Context examples 

They found distinct abnormalities in glycolysis, the main process by which the brain breaks down glucose, with evidence linking the severity of the abnormalities to the severity of Alzheimer’s pathology.

(Higher brain glucose levels may mean more severe Alzheimer’s, National Institutes of Health)

Galactose only differs from glucose in its stereochemistry at one position, but must be converted to glucose to enter glycolysis.

(Feeder Pathways for Glycolysis, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This gene is involved in glycolysis in muscle cells.

(PFKM Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in glycolysis.

(ENO1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes alpha-enolase protein, plays a role in glycolysis and tumor suppression, and acts as a structural lens protein.

(ENO1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes phosphoglycerate kinase 1 protein, is involved in both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis.

(PGK1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in glycolysis.

(PGK1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This pathway starts with glucose-6-phosphate, the first committed step in glycolysis, and can provide an alternative route to glycolysis for energy production.

(Oxidative Reactions of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

When glycolysis is linked with other enzyme reactions that use oxygen, more complete breakdown of glucose is possible and more energy is produced.

(Glycolysis, NCI Dictionary)

This protein is involved in glycolysis, neurotrophy and neuroprotection.

(Gamma-Enolase, NCI Thesaurus)