The Glycolysis Glow-Down

The Glycolysis Glow-Down
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Remember when glycolysis was just "glucose breaks down into energy" in high school? Fast forward to university and suddenly it's a 10-step biochemical nightmare with phosphorylation, isomerization, and enough enzymes to make your brain ferment! The happy kid is blissfully unaware that their simple sugar pathway will soon become the reason they question their life choices at 3 AM. This is why glucose molecules have six carbons—one for each existential crisis you'll have trying to memorize this pathway!

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