Glycolysis vs. Krebs Cycle

Key Differences

Glycolysis is a straight chain reaction while Krebs cycle is a cyclic response.

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Glycolysis has different enzymes as phospho hexo isomerase, Hexokinase, Aldolase, Dehydrogenase, Kinase, Mutase and Enolase and contrary to this; Krebs cycle has different enzymes as pyruvate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, Aconitase, Isocitrate dehydrogenase, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, Succinyl synthase, Succinyl dehydrogenase, Fumarase, and Malic dehydrogenase.

Harlon Moss

Mar 16, 2017

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In glycolysis 2 NADH and 4 ATP are formed, and 2 ATP are utilized, so the energetics of glycolysis are 8 ATP molecules, whereas in Krebs cycle, 3 NADH, 1 FADH, and 1 GTP are produced, and no ATP is utilized. Thus the energetics of Krebs Cycle are 12 ATP molecules.

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Glycolysis is concerned with carbohydrate metabolism while Krebs Cycle is the primary cycle for oxidation of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

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Comparison Chart

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Glycolysis is concerned with carbohydrate metabolism.

Krebs cycle is the primary cycle for oxidation of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

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Formation

In glycolysis 2 NADH and 4 ATP are formed, and 2 ATP are utilized, so the energetics of glycolysis is 8 ATP molecules.

In Krebs cycle, 3 NADH, 1 FADH, and 1 GTP are produced, and no ATP is utilized. Thus the energetics of Krebs cycle are 12 ATP molecules.

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Reaction

It is a straight chain reaction.

It is a cyclic reaction.

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Enzymes

Glycolysis has different enzymes as phospho hexo isomerase, Hexokinase, Aldolase, Dehydrogenase, Kinase, Mutase, and Enolase.

Krebs cycle has different enzymes as pyruvate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, Aconitase, Isocitrate dehydrogenase, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, Succinyl synthase, Succinyl dehydrogenase, Fumarase and Malic dehydrogenase.

Janet White

Mar 16, 2017

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Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle Definitions

What is Glycolysis?

It is one of the metabolisms of carbohydrates. In this, the breakdown of glucose takes place resulting in the formation of pyruvic acid. Glycolysis is the series of reactions that includes different enzymes in it; these oxidize six carbon sugar (glucose) into three carbon compound pyruvic acid with is related to the production of ATP molecules. Glycolysis has total nine steps in which 1^st, 3^rd, and 9^th steps are irreversible.

These steps are as follows:

• Glucose converts into glucose six phosphates.
• Glucose 6 phosphates into fructose six
• Fructose 6 Phosphate into fructose 1, six bisphosphates.
• Fructose 1, six bisphosphates into glyceraldehyde three phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate.
• Glyceraldehyde three phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate into 1, three bits phosphoglyceric acids.
• Three phosphoglyceric acids into three phosphoglyceric acids.
• Three phosphoglyceric acids into two phosphoglyceric acids.
• Two phosphoglyceric acids into phosphoenol pyruvic acid.
• Phosphoenol pyruvic acid into pyruvic acid.

Enzymes involved in these steps are phospho hexo isomerase and Aldolase that are used in the 2nd and 4th step of this process respectively. Glycolysis is of two types; one is aerobic glycolysis, and the other is anaerobic glycolysis. In aerobic glycolysis, 2 NADH and 4 ATP are formed, and 2 ATP are utilized, so the energetics of glycolysis are 8 ATP molecules, while in anaerobic glycolysis, 2 NADH and 4 ATP are formed and 2 ATP 2 NADH are utilized, so the energetics of anaerobic glycolysis are 2 ATP molecules.

What is Krebs Cycle?

Krebs cycle is also called citric acid cycle. Krebs cycle is the sequence of reactions in living organisms using oxygen and producing water and CO2 as by-products and forming ATP molecules. Moreover, Krebs cycle is the primary cycle for oxidation of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. In Kreb cycle, 3 NADH, 1 FADH, and 1 GTP are produced and no ATP is utilized. Thus the energetics of Kreb cycle are 12 ATP molecules.

The process of Krebs Cycle has following steps:

• Pyruvic acid combines with Ach and oxaloacetic acid to form citric acid.
• Citric acid into cis-aconitic acid.
• Cis-Aconitic acid into isocitric
• Iso-Citric acid into alpha-ketoglutarate.
• Alpha-Ketoglutarate into succinyl-CoA.
• succinyl-CoA into succinic acid.
• Succinic acid into fumaric acid.
• Fumaric acid into malic acid.
• Malic acid into oxaloacetic acid.
• Oxaloacetic acid combines back with pyruvic acid, and Ach and cycle go

Enzymes involved in the steps above are pyruvate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, Isocitrate dehydrogenase, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, Succinyl synthase, Succinyl dehydrogenase, and Malic dehydrogenase.

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