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glycolytic

American  
[glahy-kuh-lit-ik] / ˌglaɪ kəˈlɪt ɪk /

adjective

Biochemistry.
  1. of, relating to, or causing glycolysis.


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Etymology

Origin of glycolytic

First recorded in 1895–1900; glyco- + -lytic


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That increase was consistent with either greater availability of metabolic fuel or increased glycolytic activity in astrocytes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Metabolomic analysis revealed the inactivation of the glycolytic and tricarboxylic acid circuits, which are essential for the bacteria's survival, and inactivation of the key enzyme GAPDH.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2024

Glycogen is broken down into G-1-P and converted into G-6-P in both muscle and liver cells, and this product enters the glycolytic pathway.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Type IIb, which is anaerobic, glycolytic, “white” muscle that is even less dense in mitochondria and myoglobin.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

These hubs, together with several other less well-studied transcription factors, interlink much of the transcriptional program promoting glycolytic shift, de-differentiation and growth promotion in ccRCC.

From Nature ● Jul. 3, 2013

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