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1) write the balanced net reaction of the conversion of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate into lactate
2)If all the glucose were metabolized through that 2,3-BPG shunt into lactate, what should be the net reaction for the conversion of glucose to lactate?
ANSWER 1
In glycolysis, glucose is converted into pyruvate under aerobic conditions. Pyruvate is converted into acetyl CoA which is further processsed in Kreb cycle. But in anaerobic condition pyruvate is converted into lactose.
In RBC 2,3 BPG is formed in glycolysis, it favours the unloading of oxygen from RBC to the organs.