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.
Fermentation. Yeast and other microorganisms can convert the end product of glycolysis, pyruvate, into ethanol in a two-step process. First, pyruvate is decarboxylated; that is, a carbon dioxide molecule from pyruvate is removed, creating acetaldehyde.The enzyme responsible for this reaction is called pyruvate decarboxylase.east and other microorganisms can convert the end product of glycolysis, pyruvate, into ethanol in a two-step process. First, pyruvate is decarboxylated; that is, a carbon dioxide molecule from pyruvate is removed, creating acetaldehyde. The enzyme responsible for this reaction is called pyruvate decarboxylase.