DIY Glycolysis

Go on to the next step.


Step Four - Aldol Cleavage of Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate

Products Dihydroxyacetone phosphate & Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate

Excellent. The hexose is split into two halves. Each half is a triose and has a phosphate group attached. The only problem is that one half is a ketose and the other an aldose. So you've got some tricky decisions to make.

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So far two ATP spent & redox balanced.


Author: Jon Maber

j.r.maber@leeds.ac.uk

Dept Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The University of Leeds, U.K.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The University of Leeds, U.K.