Explain the ways in which glucose is broken down in the absence or sho

1.	Explain the ways in which glucose is broken down in the absence or shortage of oxygen
Answer» In the absence of oxygen When breakdown of glucose is carried out in the absence of oxygen in a cell, it is called as anaerobic respiration. This process is called as fermentation in microbes. Ethyl alcohol or lactic acid is produced by the breakdown of pyruvate. The glucose is broken into 2 ATp molecules in an anaerobic respiration.

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