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Glycolysis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Glycolysis
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.158.750
G03.191.750
G03.295.436
G03.493.360
Unique ID
D006019
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006019
Scope Note
A metabolic process that converts GLUCOSE into two molecules of PYRUVIC ACID through a series of enzymatic reactions. Energy generated by this process is conserved in two molecules of ATP. Glycolysis is the universal catabolic pathway for glucose, free glucose, or glucose derived from complex CARBOHYDRATES, such as GLYCOGEN and STARCH.
Entry Term(s)
Embden-Meyerhof Pathway
Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas Pathway
NLM Classification #
QU 75
Public MeSH Note
66
History Note
66(64)
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/06/30
Glycolysis Preferred
Embden-Meyerhof Pathway Narrower
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