The first stage of cellular respiration is glycolysis, which occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell. Here, glucose, a sugar molecule, is broken down into smaller molecules called pyruvate.

Their findings are published online in Nature Biotechnology in paper titled “Nutrient-sensitized screening for drugs that shift energy metabolism from mitochondrial respiration to glycolysis.” ...

Cellular respiration is a very efficient process through which a lot of energy is generated from a few sugar molecules and oxygen. However, up to two percent of the oxygen used in this process is ...