Consider the production of lauric acid (12:0) in the fruit of a coconut tree. The source of the carbon is glucose that has been produced in other parts of the plant (a) How many molecules of glucose are needed to produce the acetyl CoA for one molecule of lauric acid? (b) How many NADH are produced in the conversion of glucose to acetyl CoA? (c) Let's assume that the NADH is converted to NADPH. Is there sufficient NADPH for synthesis of lauric acid? If yes, what amount of NADH is left over? If no, what amount of NADPH must be supplied by another pathway? (d) How many ATP are produced in the conversion of glucose to acetyl CoA? (e) The acetyl CoA is produced in the mitochondria and must be transported to the cytosol. Is there sufficient ATP for synthesis of lauric acid? If yes, what amount of ATP is left over? If no, what amount of ATP must be supplied by another pathway?

Consider the production of lauric acid (12:0) in the fruit of a coconut tree. The source of the carbon is glucose that has been produced in other parts of the plant (a) How many molecules of glucose are needed to produce the acetyl CoA for one molecule of lauric acid? (b) How many NADH are produced in the conversion of glucose to acetyl CoA? (c) Let's assume that the NADH is converted to NADPH. Is there sufficient NADPH for synthesis of lauric acid? If yes, what amount of NADH is left over? If no, what amount of NADPH must be supplied by another pathway? (d) How many ATP are produced in the conversion of glucose to acetyl CoA? (e) The acetyl CoA is produced in the mitochondria and must be transported to the cytosol. Is there sufficient ATP for synthesis of lauric acid? If yes, what amount of ATP is left over? If no, what amount of ATP must be supplied by another pathway?

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Chapter19: The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

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