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Incomplete oxidation of glucose into pyr...

Incomplete oxidation of glucose into pyruvic acid with several intermediate steps is known as

A

TCA-pathway

B

glycolysis

C

HMS-pathway

D

Krebs' cycle

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The correct Answer is:
B
Glycolysis is the sequence of enzyme mediated reactions by which glucose is degraded anaerobically into pyruvic acid in cell cytoplasm . The net gain of molecules of ATP during glycolysis is two.
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