Quiz: Calculate The Total ATP Produced From The Complete Metabolism of Stearic Acid
Quiz: Calculate The Total ATP Produced From The Complete Metabolism of Stearic Acid
Quiz: Calculate The Total ATP Produced From The Complete Metabolism of Stearic Acid
Quiz: Calculate the total ATP produced from the complete metabolism of stearic acid,
CH3(CH2)16COOH Follow steps below.
a. Calculate number of acetyl CoA.
18 carbons divided by 2= 9
b. Calculate number of turns for the fatty acid spiral and citric acid cycle.
Fatty acid spira: 9-1 = 8 turns citric acid cycle = 9 acetyl co a = 9 turns
c. Calculate ATP per turn of the fatty acid spiral if FAD and NAD + enter the electron transport
chain.
FAD = 2 ATP, NAD+ = 3 ATP, total= 5 per turn
d. Calculate the total ATP for the fatty acid spiral.
8 turns x 5 = 40 ATP
Minus 1 to start = 39 ATP
e. Calculate the total ATP per turn of the citric acid cycle using a diagram of the cycle.
Step 7=1
3 NAD+ x 3 = 9
FAD = 2 total =12
f. Calculate the total ATP from the citric acid cycle.