X xoxo111 Full Member 5+ Year Member Joined Jun 7, 2018 Messages 320 Reaction score 116 Nov 25, 2018 #1 Members don't see this ad. Using the citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain, how many ATPs are ultimately formed from one pyruvate? A) 3 B) 15?
Members don't see this ad. Using the citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain, how many ATPs are ultimately formed from one pyruvate? A) 3 B) 15?
D drducky. Full Member 2+ Year Member Joined Nov 13, 2018 Messages 393 Reaction score 779 Nov 25, 2018 #2 B. It's easy to estimate. Just remember 1 glucose makes a little over 30 ATPs for the whole cycle and 1 glucose is split into 2 pyruvates so each pyruvate gives 15 ATP through the rest of the cycle. Upvote 0 Downvote
B. It's easy to estimate. Just remember 1 glucose makes a little over 30 ATPs for the whole cycle and 1 glucose is split into 2 pyruvates so each pyruvate gives 15 ATP through the rest of the cycle.
