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What is the chemical process by which sugar is oxidized in the human body?
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Hi,
It depends what kind of sugar, but I presume you're talking about glucose?
This is probably the central metabolic equation in the animal world.
glucose + oxygen + water -----> carbon dioxide (which you breathe out) + water + energy
this is the oxidation of glucose which is the central (but not sole) mechanism whereby we derive our energy from in the form of energy storing molecules such as ATP and GTP, with electron carriers such as NAD+ and FAD+ helping the process.
You should search about glycolysis, citric acid cycle, electron trasport chain and you will find the mechanism whereby 1 glucose molecule will yield 32 ATP molecules.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoThe process by which sugar is oxidized in the human body is known as metabolism to produce carbon dioxide and water. This is how energy is obtained from sugars in the body.
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