Respiration in PlantsHard
Question
During which stage, in the complete oxidation of glucse are the greatest number of ATP mol ecules formed from ADP
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A.glycolysis
B.Krebs cycle
C.conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl Co-A
D.electron transport chain
Solution
In glycolysis 2 ATP and 2 NADH2 molecules are formed. These 2 NADH2 molecules go to electron transport chain.
In oxidative decarboxylation no ATP molecule is formed but two molecules of NADH2 are formed from two molecules of pyruvate. These 2 NADH2 go to electron transport chain. In Krebs cycle 2 ATP, 6 NADH2 and 2 FADH2 molecules are formed from two molecule of acetyl Co-A. These NADH2 and 2 FADH2 go to electron transportchain all NADH2 and 2 FADH2 pass to electron carriers and 3 ATP and 3 ATP molecules per NADH2 and 2 FADH2 respectively. Thus,
2 ATP are formed in glycolysis
2 ATP in Krebs cycle and
38 ATP from electron transportchain
40 ATP
2 ATP molecules are used during glycolysis. So, the net gain of ATP molecules during one complete oxidation of a glucose molecule is 38 ATP.
In oxidative decarboxylation no ATP molecule is formed but two molecules of NADH2 are formed from two molecules of pyruvate. These 2 NADH2 go to electron transport chain. In Krebs cycle 2 ATP, 6 NADH2 and 2 FADH2 molecules are formed from two molecule of acetyl Co-A. These NADH2 and 2 FADH2 go to electron transportchain all NADH2 and 2 FADH2 pass to electron carriers and 3 ATP and 3 ATP molecules per NADH2 and 2 FADH2 respectively. Thus,
2 ATP are formed in glycolysis
2 ATP in Krebs cycle and
38 ATP from electron transportchain
40 ATP
2 ATP molecules are used during glycolysis. So, the net gain of ATP molecules during one complete oxidation of a glucose molecule is 38 ATP.
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