Consider the complete oxidation os a 16-C fatty acid. Answer the questions that follow. Use numerical values in answering each question. a. How many rounds of beta-oxidation is needed? b. How many NADH molecules are produced in beta-oxidation only? c. How many FADH2 molecules are produced in beta-oxidation only? d. How many Acetyl Co-A are produced? e. What is the total number of NADH produced in TCA if all of the acetyl CoA enters the cycle? f. What is the total number of FADH2 produced in TCA if all of the acetyl CoA enters the cycle? g. How many ATP is produced in the over-all oxidation?

Consider the complete oxidation os a 16-C fatty acid. Answer the questions that follow. Use numerical values in answering each question. a. How many rounds of beta-oxidation is needed? b. How many NADH molecules are produced in beta-oxidation only? c. How many FADH2 molecules are produced in beta-oxidation only? d. How many Acetyl Co-A are produced? e. What is the total number of NADH produced in TCA if all of the acetyl CoA enters the cycle? f. What is the total number of FADH2 produced in TCA if all of the acetyl CoA enters the cycle? g. How many ATP is produced in the over-all oxidation?

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Chapter19: The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

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Problem 21P: Complete oxidation of a 16-carbon fatty acid can yield 129 molecules of ATP Study Figure 19.2 and...

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