No. To break a protein down into its amino acids you will need enzymes. Enzymes are biological molecules (proteins) that act as catalysts and help complex reactions occur everywhere in life. Letâs say you ate a piece of meat. Proteases would go to work and help break down the peptide bonds between the amino acids.
Glycolysis itself does not output CO2. Just after glycolysis the 2 pyruvates which are derived from the glucose molecule during glycolysis, are converted into 2 acetyl CoA in â¦ the process of which one CO2 per pyruvate is released. After that the 2 acetyl CoA's enter the Kerbs cycle and a further 2 CO2's are produced for each.
Pyruvate - Cellular Respiration. Pyruvate also is critical in cellular respiration. Pyruvate molecules are formed during a series of important reactions called glycolysis. Glycolysis is the pathway of breaking down glucose molecules and the first step of cellular respiration.