Lone Rock Beach and Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona. After we left Holbrook, we headed over towards Flagstaff, Arizona to stock up on some supplies and do some housekeeping.
Glycolysis involves nine distinct reactions that convert glucose into pyruvate. In this section, we will cover the first four of these reactions, which convert glucose into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.
Pyruvate is a stabilized form of pyruvic acid and naturally occurs in the body. Pyruvate is the foundation of the Krebs, or Citric Acid, Cycle. This Cycle, further explained below, is the process through which the body converts Glycogen to Energy. Or, more simply, it is how the body burns sugar and starch. Thus, Pyruvate plays a crucial role in this conversion of food to energy.