The net gain of ATP per molecule of glucose metabolized anaerobically via the Embden-Meyerhof pathway in prokaryotes is

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The net gain of ATP via the Embden-Meyerhof pathway in prokaryotes is 2 molecules of ATP per molecule of glucose metabolized anaerobically. This occurs because glycolysis generates 2 molecules of ATP through substrate-level phosphorylation but also consumes 2 molecules of ATP during the preparatory phase of glycolysis.

The Net Gain of ATP Per Molecule of Glucose Metabolized