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Question
Write any two energy yielding reactions of glycolysis.
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Solution
The conversion of BPGA to 3-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA), is an energy-yielding process; this energy is trapped by the formation of ATP. Another ATP is synthesised during the conversion of PEP to pyruvic acid.
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