When the carbon atoms of the glucose molecule are broken apart in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle, what is the result?

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Jonathon Schroeder

Biology

5 June, 09:38

When the carbon atoms of the glucose molecule are broken apart in glycolysis and the Krebs cycle, what is the result?

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Noel York · Answer 1

The result is the production of ATP molecules (the cell's "currency"). I'm not sure how many. I think 2 ATPs in glycolysis and another 2 ATPs in the Krebs cycle. The most ATP production happens during the electron transport cycle (producing about 32 ATPs).