Reaction Intermediates

The video tutorial explains reaction intermediates using glycolysis as an example. It highlights the importance of understanding the steps between reactants and products, which are not visible and require experimentation to identify. An analogy of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly is used to illustrate the concept. The tutorial also covers how to identify intermediates in chemical reactions and introduces the EMP pathway, named after the scientists who discovered it.

What is glycolysis and what is its significance in cellular reactions?

Explain the concept of reaction intermediates in chemical reactions.

How does the analogy of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly relate to chemical reactions?

Describe the process of determining the presence of reaction intermediates through experimentation.

What is the EMP pathway and who contributed to its discovery?