Abstract
Embden–Meyerhof pathway is the name given to the anaerobic metabolic degradation of glucose. We consider some basic concepts: the importance of pyruvic acid as an acceptor of hydrogen ions, similar to that of oxygen in cells with mitochondria.
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Alemanno, F. (2020). Anaerobic Glycolysis or Embden–Meyerhof Pathway. In: Alemanno, F. (eds) Biochemistry for Anesthesiologists and Intensivists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26721-6_2
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