In glycolysis, glucose is broken down into 2 3-carbon molecules called pyruvates; this requires 2 ATP's. This creates 4 ATP's and 2 NADH's. 2 NADH's are generated and move into the Krebs Cycle. The 6 NADH's are changed in to 3 Acetyl CoA. 2 FADH's are changed into 1 Acetyl CoA. The 4 carbon's are released into the atmosphere. Glycolysis can happen without oxygen but with oxygen, it is the first stage of cellular respiration for those organisms that use oxygen and water is one of its products. At the end of glycolysis, it has produced 32 ATP molecules.
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