is glycolysis anabolic or catabolic
To put it another way, anabolic processes use up energy (endergonic) while catabolic processes produce energy (exergonic). Anabolism is powered by catabolism, where large molecules are broken down into smaller parts and then used up in respiration. Many anabolic processes are powered by adenosine triphosphate (ATP).he process cannot be anabolic because the word glycolysis is derived from the greek words 'glycos' for sugar & 'lysis' for splitting. But the whole process of respiration is both catabolic as well as anabolic and hence called Amphibolic Pathway.