Biological Chemistry I

Session 9: Glycolysis and Early Stages of Respiration

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Lecture Topics

Detailed Glycolytic Pathway Homolactic Fermentation Alcoholic Fermentation High-level View of the Interface of Glycolysis and Respiration Pyruvate Dehydrogenase and the Decarboxylase Reactions Acetyl CoA Production

Readings

• Chapter 15: Glucose Catabolism
  • Fermentation: The Anaerobic Fate of Pyruvate
  • Regulation of Glycolosis
• Chapter 17: Citric Acid Cycle
  • Synthesis of Acetyl-Coenzyme A

Lecture Notes

• Endings to Glycolysis (PDF - 1.2MB)

Lecture Video: Glycolysis and Early Stages of Respiration

Professor Essigmann looks in detail at carbohydrate catabolism leading up to the pathway of glycolysis. He provides a high-level view of cell respiration, including the role of the TCA cycle.

• Storyboards 2-7 (PDF)
• Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Slides (PDF)

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