-- the breakdown of glucose by enzymes

-- releases energy and pyruvic acid

-- glucose -> pyruvate

-- free energy released is used to make ATP and NADH

-- converts one six-carbon molecule of glucose into two three-carbon molecules of pyruvate

-- occurs in the cytosol in most organisms

-- EMP pathway = Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway

-- EMP pathway is the most common type of glycolysis