Glycolysis and the citric acid cycle are at the center of metabolism. Some 500 metabolic reactions of a typical cell are…

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Glycolysis and the citric acid cycle are at the center of metabolism.

Some 500 metabolic reactions of a typical cell are shown schematically with the reactions of glycolysis and the citric acid cycle in red. Other reactions either lead into these two central pathways-delivering small molecules to be catabolized with production of energy-or they lead outward and thereby supply carbon compounds for the purpose of biosynthesis.

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