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glycolytic

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

adjective

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


Other Word Forms

  • glycolytically adverb

Etymology

Origin of glycolytic

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

Example Sentences

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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

As a result, glycolytic fibers fatigue at a quicker rate.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013