Question
Biology Question on respiration in plants
During glycolysis the compounds PGAL and DHAP are formed from fructose 1, 6 diphosphate by ________________
A
cleavage
B
isomerisation
C
phosphorylation
D
condensation
Answer
cleavage
Explanation
Solution
Fructose-1, 6-diphosphate (6C) splits up to form one molecule of each of 3C compound, i.e., glyceraldehyde3-phosphate or 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde (PGAL) and dihydroxy acetone-3-phosphate (DHAP) by cleavage.