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Chapter 14 Glycolysis and the Pentose Phosphate PathwayGlycolytic pathway;Fermentation;substrate channeling;Pentose phosphate pathway. The chemistry of glucose catabolism was elucidated over about 100 years The anaerobic breakdown (fermentation) of glucose to ethanol and CO2 by yeast has been exploited for many centuries in baking and winemaking. Scientific investigation of the chemistry of glucose breakdown began in the mid-19th century. The complete pathway was described around 1940. D-glucose occupies a central position in metabolism Understanding sugar catabolism occupied a central