Embden-Meyerhof pathway
/ (ˈɛmdənˈmaɪəˌhɒf) /
noun
the metabolic reaction sequence in glycolysis by which glucose is converted to pyruvic acid with production of ATP
Word Origin for Embden-Meyerhof pathway
C20: named after Gustav Embden (1874–1933) and Otto Meyerhof (1884–1951), German biochemists
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Medicine definitions for embden-meyerhof pathway
Embden-Meyerhof pathway
[ ĕm′dən-mī′ər-hŏf′ ]
n.
The anaerobic metabolic pathway by which glucose, especially the glycogen in human muscle, is converted to lactic acid.
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