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Breakdown of glucose

Diagram showing the breakdown of glucose.

In the cell cytoplasm, glucose is broken down to pyruvate. On entry to the mitochondria, pyruvate is converted to carbon dioxide and water. Its chemical potential energy is transferred to ATP.

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