Embden-Meyerhof pathway


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Embden-Meyerhof pathway

(ˈɛmdənˈmaɪəˌhɒf)
n
(Biochemistry) the metabolic reaction sequence in glycolysis by which glucose is converted to pyruvic acid with production of ATP
[C20: named after Gustav Embden (1874–1933) and Otto Meyerhof (1884–1951), German biochemists]
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