Q29-7P - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

PROBLEM 29-7 Identify the two steps of glycolysis in which ATP is produced.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Steps 7 and 10 of glycolysis produce ATP.

Introduction to the Concept

Glycolysis, also known as the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway, is a series of ten chemical events that occur in most cells to break down glucose and release energy, which is subsequently caught and stored in ATP.

Solution Explanation

Step 7 of glycolysis:

It involves converting a phosphate from the carboxyl group to ADP, which results in the synthesis of ATP and the formation of 3-phosphoglycerate.

Step 10 of glycolysis:

It also creates ATP, a phosphate is converted from phosphoenolpyruvate PEP to ADP, resulting in pyruvate and ATP.

The following is the reaction:

Hereby the productionof ATP is from the steps 7 and 10 of glycolysis.