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Key Stage 4
Meaning
Lactic Acid is a compound with the chemical formula C3H6O3 which is produced by the anaerobic respiration of glucose.
About Lactic Acid
- When muscles are not provided with enough Oxygen they go into 'Oxygen Debt' and begin producing Lactic Acid which builds up in the muscles causing a stitch.
- Lactic Acid is toxic in large quantities so it is transported to the liver where it is removed from the blood and detoxified by turning it back into glucose.
References
AQA
- Lactic acid, page 161, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Lactic acid, page 175, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Lactic acid, page 55, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Lactic acid, pages 108-9, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Lactic acid, pages 138-139, 141, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Lactic acid, pages 62, 63, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA