Other name for glycolysis

• A. Ornithine cycle
• B. Embden Meyerhof Cycle
• C. HMP shunt
• D. TCA cycle

Answer: (B)

Glycolysis is classically named the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway. This historical name credits the scientists who mapped the sequence of enzymatic steps that convert glucose to pyruvate in the cytosol, producing ATP and NADH in the process. Because of that, the Embden–Meyerhof cycle (often shortened to Embden–Meyerhof-Parnas pathway) is the best designation for glycolysis. The other options refer to different pathways: the urea cycle, the pentose phosphate pathway, and the citric acid cycle, respectively.