Question

Cakulate the ATP yield per carbon atom oxidized for tristearin Express your answer to two decimal places. Yeld- 18.5 ATPs per carbon atom Submit incorrect Try Again Part C Cakculate the ATP yield per carbon atom oxicizad for glucose Note 32 ATPs are formed per 6 carbons ondized Express your answer to two decinal places. Yield 129 Submit X incorreet Try Again

Answer 1

We compare the yield of ATP obtained when glucose is
completely oxidised to CO2 and water with that obtained
when palmitic acid or stearic acid is similarly oxidised.
This comparison is done on the basis of what is essential-
ly the yield of ATP produced per carbon atom oxidised
to CO2 expresses the yield in terms of
ATP produced per 18 carbon atoms while Moran et al.
express the yield per 16 carbon atoms). From the
"gures presented, one can calculate that somewhere be-
tween 1.25 and 2 more molecules of ATP are produced
per carbon atom when palmitic or stearic acid is com-
pletely oxidised than when glucose is similarly oxidised