Chapter 9: Theoretical Maximum Yields of ATP From Various Processes During the Complete Aerobic Respiration of One Glucose Molecule Flashcards
What is the carbon flow of glycolysis (EMP)?
Glucose (6C) —> 2 pyruvates (2C).
What are the molecules of reduced coenzymes produced during glycolysis (EMP)?
2 NADH
What are the molecules made by substrate-level phosphorylation during glycolysis (EMP)?
2 ATP
What is the net ATP molecules made by oxidative phosphorylation in glycolysis?
6 ATP from 2 NADH
What is the theoretical maximum yield of ATP molecules in glycolysis?
8
What is the carbon flow of the transition reaction?
2 pyruvates (3C) —> 2 acetyl (2C) + 2 CO2
What are the molecules of reduced coenzymes produced in transition reaction?
2 NADH
What is the net ATP molecules made by substrate-level phosphorylation during transition reaction?
None
What is the net ATP molecules made by oxidative phosphorylation during transition reaction?
6 ATP from 2 NADH.
What is the theoretical maximum yield of ATP molecules made during transition reaction?
6
What is the carbon flow of the Krebs cycle?
2 acetyl (2C) —> 4 CO2
What are the molecules of reduced coenzymes produced during the Krebs cycle?
6 NADH
2 FADH2
What is the net ATP molecules made by substrate-level phosphorylation during the Krebs cycle?
2 ATP
What is the net ATP molecules made by oxidative phosphorylation during the Krebs cycle?
18 ATP from 6 NADH
4 ATP from 2 FADH2
What is the theoretical maximum yield of ATP molecules made during the Krebs cycle?
24
