why does glycolysis occur in the cytoplasm?

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aggie12341 · Answer

Probably because in anaerobic it is more efficient to do glycolysis in the cytoplasm, since it take energy to shuttle glucose to and across

kira_yamato · Answer

The cell's cytoplasm is a non-membraned bound organelle. It covers a large area and all the cell's membrane bound organelles are suspended in it. Glycolysis does not require oxygen or any membrane bound cellular organelle for it to run to completion. It requires enzymes and ATP; so where ever glucose is in the cytoplasm the process can begin. In short, the whole biochemical pathway can occur as one complete "reaction" rather than a few separate steps in different places

anonymous · Answer

Probably because in anaerobic it is more efficient to do glycolysis in the cytoplasm, since it take energy to shuttle glucose to and across the mitochondrial membrane,