The Energy Cost of dTTP Synthesis (Integrates with Chapter 20.) Starting from HCO 3 − , glutamine, aspartate, and ribosc-5-P, how many ATP equivalents are consumed in the synthesis of dTTP in a eukaryotic cell, assuming dihydroorotate oxidation is coupled to oxidative phosphorylation? How does this result compare with the ATP costs of purine nucleotide biosynthesis calculated in problem 2?

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ISBN: 9781305577206

Author: Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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The Energy Cost of dTTP Synthesis (Integrates with Chapter 20.) Starting from HCO 3 − , glutamine, aspartate, and ribosc-5-P, how many ATP equivalents are consumed in the synthesis of dTTP in a eukaryotic cell, assuming dihydroorotate oxidation is coupled to oxidative phosphorylation? How does this result compare with the ATP costs of purine nucleotide biosynthesis calculated in problem 2?

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