Biological process

GO:0019641, GO:0019642

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a carbohydrate into pyruvate, with the concomitant production of a small amount of ATP and the reduction of NAD(P) to NAD(P)H. Glycolysis begins with the metabolism of a carbohydrate to generate products that can enter the pathway and ends with the production of pyruvate. Pyruvate may be converted to acetyl-coenzyme A, ethanol, lactate, or other small molecules.

Embden-Meyerhof pathway, Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway, anaerobic glycolysis, glycolysis, modified Embden-Meyerhof pathway