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glycolytic

glycolytic

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Relating to the process cells use to break down sugar for energy
  • adjective
  • /ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪtɪk/
  • Specialized
: glicolítico
  • Type II glycolytic fibers are needed for quick muscle activities, such as sprinting and jumping.
  • glycolytic pathway
  • glycolytic fibers

Examples

  • But keep in mind that now the entire glycolytic reaction, how much is our net profit now?

  • They have said many times that if you do high-intensity work that uses the glycolytic pathways, you need carbs.

    Blog text (28)
  • So cancer cells are increasing their glycolytic pathway is causing pH to drop.

  • So the yeast you're able to monitor the to sort of have a control on how fast sugar flows through this glycolytic pathway.

  • Structures were also worked out early on for all of the enzymes from the glycolytic pathway, which generates energy from sugars.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Type II fast-twitch glycolytic fibers are anaerobic and do not require oxygen for metabolism.

    Academic text (2005)
  • When you're sprinting, what you're doing you're using carbohydrated fuel, you go on glycolytic and you spike in your heart rate.

  • There are two types of muscle fibers: Type I, or slow twitch-oxidative red fibers, and Type II, fast twitch-glycolytic fibers.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The pathways used to generate ATP may be a secondary consequence, and oxidative to glycolytic metabolic reprogramming might reflect biochemical requirements other than energetics.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The athlete primarily relies on glycolytic energy systems during high-intensity interval training.

Surface Forms

glycolytic positive

Morphology

glycolytic = glycolysis (transparent) = glycolysis + lytic

Regular adjectival derivation from the noun 'glycolysis' using the productive suffix '-lytic' to mean 'relating to glycolysis'.

Etymology

Glycolytic comes from the parts glyco- meaning 'sugar' and -lysis meaning 'breaking'. So it means 'breaking sugar', which fits because glycolytic processes break glucose to make quick energy in cells.