Tips Much early research into carbohydrate metabolism centered on the work of Carl Neuberg, who identified acetaldehyde in 1911, and Otto Meyerhoff, who found that the coenzymes necessary for alcohol fermentation are also found in muscle cells. The pathway we now call glycolysis was for many years called the Embden-Meyerhoff pathway. Hans Krebs figured out the essentials of the cycle named for him in 1940. Our understanding of that cycle has been modified only slightly in the last half century. I urge you to stress to your students that the respiratory events discussed in this chapter are common throughout the living world.
Students often think that respiration is limited to the animals.
Your two biggest concerns with this chapter will be first, your awareness of the needs of your class and second, your understanding of the charts and diagrams. There is a tremendous amount of information in this chapter and it is presented in such a way that you can go into as much or as little depth as you see fit. I recommend you examine your course objectives and the direction your course is taking, along with the backgrounds of your students. Decide which points need to be stressed. Your second concern will be the charts.