And so gluconeogenesis, for that reason, cannot be simply the reverse of glycolysis. So once again, gluconeogenesis is essentially the conversion of Pyruvate into glucose, which is the opposite of what happens in the process of glycolysis. However, gluconeogenesis does not simply follow the reverse steps of glycolysis. And this is because glycolysis is a very extragonic process. It releases an amount that is equal to 96.2 kilojoules per mole of free energy. So we know that in glycolysis, the overall step involves so we have glucose, two AGP, two Pi, so orthophosphates two NAD.