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.
1 Glucose is then broken down by a series of enzymes. 2  2 ATP are used to fuel glycolysis and 4 are created so the body gains 2 ATP to use for muscular contraction. 3  Pyruvate is created as the end product of the breakdown of glucose.4  As oxygen is present pyruvate is converted into a substance called 'acetyl coenzyme A'. Initially stored glycogen is converted to glucose. 2  Glucose is then broken down by a series of enzymes. 3  2 ATP are used to fuel glycolysis and 4 are created so the body gains 2 ATP to use for muscular contraction. 4  Pyruvate is created as the end product of the breakdown of glucose.