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glycolysis

[ glahy-kol-uh-sis ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. the catabolism of carbohydrates, as glucose and glycogen, by enzymes, with the release of energy and the production of lactic or pyruvic acid.


glycolysis

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noun

  1. biochem the breakdown of glucose by enzymes into pyruvic and lactic acids with the liberation of energy
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glycolysis

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  1. The process in cell metabolism by which carbohydrates and sugars, especially glucose, are broken down, producing ATP and pyruvic acid.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of glycolysis1

First recorded in 1890–95; glyco- + -lysis
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The reactivation of melanin synthesis forces the melanoma cell to reduce glycolysis, the process of converting sugar to energy, which is believed to be the mechanism for its anti-cancer effect.

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It does this by propelling glycolysis, a process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy.

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The T cells infiltrate the tumor, but the cancer adapts and saps the T cells' energy by hijacking the form of metabolism that the T cells use: glycolysis, which turns sugar into energy.

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As a result, the T cells are forced to switch to alternative metabolic pathways, mainly aerobic glycolysis, to meet their bioenergetic demand in the form of adenosine triphosphate.

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And once inside, the sugar is broken down by enzymes in a process called glycolysis.

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