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Unit 2 Biochemistry

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(a) What is the difference between fermentation and glycolysis? (b) Why do cells rely on fermentation rather than glycolysis alone?

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(a) The major difference between fermentation and glycolysis is that the fermentation pathway includes additional reactions needed to regenerate the NAD+ that was reduced during glycolysis. (b) If cells relied on glycolysis alone, they would quickly run out of NAD+, a necessary reactant in glycolysis. They rely on fermentation to regenerate the NAD+.


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