Glucose enters the cell by way of glycolysis, which can have many other indirect pathways. It is a way for a cell to recieve an abundant amount of energy.
“Glycolysis is a definite sequence of ten reactions involving ten intermediate compounds (one of the steps involves two intermediates). The intermediates provide entry points to glycolysis. For example, most monosaccharides, such as fructose, glucose, and galactose, can be converted to one of these intermediates of energy. The intermediates may also be directly useful. For example, the intermediate dihydroxyacetone phosphate is a source of the glycerol that combines with fatty acids to form fat.”
The metabolic pathway that converts glucose, C6H12O6, into pyruvate, CH3COCOO− + H+
Romano AH, Conway T. (1996) Evolution of carbohydrate metabolic pathways. Res Microbiol. 147(6-7):448-55 PMID 9084754
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I like your post but if I wasn't in biochemistry right now then I don't think I would understand what your talking about. I would dumb it down a little bit if i were to explain what glucose is and the energy formed from it. Other than that great post.
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