biosynthetic role

Last reviewed 01/2018

Glycolysis has a biosynthetic role in so much as various products can be utilized by further pathways e.g.:

  • glucose-6-phosphate:
    • glycogenesis
    • pentose phosphate pathway
  • pyruvate:
    • fatty acid synthesis
    • ketogenesis
    • steroid synthesis
    • tricarboxylic acid cycle oxidation