number of ATP molecules which can be built on complete oxidation of pyruvic acid
- 6
- 2
- 15
- 30
please explain
15
1 Glycolysis yield 8 ATP
2 Oxidative decarboxylation NADH = 3 ATP
3 Krebs cycle
a oxidation of isocitric acid to oxalo succinic acid is 3ATP
b oxidation of ketoglutaric acid to succinyl coA is 3 ATP
c oxidation of succinic acid to fumaric acid is 2 ATP
d oxidation of malic acid to oxaloacetic acid is 3 ATP
e conversion of succinylCOA to succinic acid is 1 ATP
Thus the complete oxidation of pyruvic molecule yields 15 ATP
one glucose produces 2 pyruvic acid so its 15x2 = 30 + 8 ATP from glycolysis so total is 38 for complete oxidation of glucose.