Producing ATP

Glycolysis

Click to view 3D molecules involved in Glycolysis.


adp

atp

nad

glc

g6p

f6p

fbp

fbp

g3h

3pg

pyr

One Glucose (sugar), together with two ATP and two ADP molecules produce two Pyruvate and four ATP molecules.

Glycolysis represents the most basic and primitive form of ATP production. If oxygen is around, the Mitochondrion becomes an ATP producing factory through the Cytric Acid Cycle.

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