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The Metabolic Pathway

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A metabolic pathway is a series of interconnected reactions, each catalyzed by its own enzyme, that converts a starting substrate into a final product through intermediate steps.

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Glycolysis is a ten-step metabolic pathway converting one glucose molecule into two molecules of pyruvate.

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A pathway's intermediates are not waste — many feed directly into other pathways elsewhere in the cell.