Across
- 5. (9 letters) – Pathway mode when O₂ is absent; regenerates NAD⁺ via lactate
- 6. (19 letters) – RBC shunt metabolite regulating O₂ affinity of hemoglobin
- 7. (7 letters) – End product; enters mitochondria or is reduced to lactate
Down
- 1. (11 letters) – Liver isoform with high Km, regulated by insulin
- 2. (6 letters) – Converts 2-phosphoglycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)
- 3. (19 letters) – Rate-limiting, allosterically regulated enzyme (PFK-1)
- 4. dehydrogenase (35 letters) – Oxidizes G3P, produces NADH and 1,3-BPG
