Q. 18.23 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

How does phosphorylation account for production of $ATP$ in glycolysis.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The glucose ring is phosphorylated in the initial phase of glycolysis. Adding a phosphate group to an $\mathrm{ATP}$-derived molecule is known as phosphorylation. As a result, $1$ molecule of $ATP$ has been spent at this phase in the glycolysis process.

Step 1: Given Information

We need to find that how phosphorylation takes place in glycolysis.

Step 2: Explanation

We know that Each 3-phosphoglycerate is oxidized to form a molecule of phosphoenolpyruvate With a high-energy phosphate bond. Through substrate-level phosphorylation the high energy Phosphate is removed from each phosphoenolpyruvate and transmitted to $ADP$ to $ATP$and Pyruvate.