8 - metabolic pathways and glycolysis

• Glycolysis: a series of reactions starting with glucose and ending with pyruvate resulting in a small gain of ATP (2 molecules ATP for each glucose molecule)
• Glycolysis:

  C6H12O6 + 6O2 = 6CO2 + 6H2O
• 1800s; Vitalism: Life requires a vital principal different from chemistry and physics
• 1890; fermentation was discovered as enzymatic and active - end of vitalism. Manasseina and Buchner brothers.
• 1900; muscles are active but produce lactate not alcohol
• 1940; Harden and Young discovered the key components of the glycolytic pathway. Embden Meyerhof pieced together the glycolysis pathway.