NEET 2002 Biology question

Biology Respiration in Plants NEET 2002

How many ATP molecules produced by Aerobic oxidation of one molecule of glucose : -

(1)2
(2)4
(3)38Correct
(4)34

Answer: (3)

Solution

In the classical (textbook) count, complete aerobic oxidation of one glucose molecule gives 38 ATP: 2 ATP (net) + 6 ATP (from 2 NADH) from glycolysis, 6 ATP (from 2 NADH) from the link reaction (pyruvate to acetyl CoA), and 24 ATP from the Krebs cycle (2 GTP/ATP + 6 NADH x 3 +

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