Cytosol
Glycolysis mnemonics
Glucose to pyruvate, ten steps, no oxygen required.
Word by word
| Step | Word | Stands for | Enzyme word | Enzyme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gracious | Glucose-6-phosphate | Hungry | Hexokinase |
| 2 | Father | Fructose-6-phosphate | Pirates | Phosphoglucose isomerase |
| 3 | Frank | Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate | Pick | Phosphofructokinase-1 |
| 4 | Did / Go | G3P + DHAP | All | Aldolase |
| 5 | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate | The | Triose phosphate isomerase | |
| 6 | Buy | 1,3-Bisphosphoglycerate | Greatest | GAP dehydrogenase |
| 7 | Pickled | 3-Phosphoglycerate | Pickled | Phosphoglycerate kinase |
| 8 | Pumpkins | 2-Phosphoglycerate | Pumpkins | Phosphoglycerate mutase |
| 9 | Prepare | Phosphoenolpyruvate | Ever | Enolase |
| 10 | Pies | Pyruvate | Picked | Pyruvate kinase |
A mnemonic only sticks once you have used it. The quiz and the rebuild below both draw on these exact steps.