odd-chain fatty acids are metabolized down to propionyl-CoA (a 3 Carbon unit). This is converted in three steps to succinyl-CoA (as shown below). Calculate the number of ATPs that would result from the complete oxidation of valeric acid (a C-5 fatty acid) CO₂ ATP ADP + Pi S-COA Propionyl-CoA 3 S-COA coo Methylmatony-COA ATO GAPP me ood Succinyl-CoA S-COA

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odd-chain fatty acids are metabolized down to propionyl-CoA (a 3 Carbon unit). This is converted in three steps to succinyl-CoA (as shown below). Calculate the number of ATPs that would result from the complete oxidation of
valeric acid (a C-5 fatty acid)
CO₂ ATP
S-COA
Propionyl-CoA
In
ADP + Pi
Ű
S-CoA
COO
Methylmatony-COA
ATO
APP
Succinyl-CoA
S-COA
Transcribed Image Text:odd-chain fatty acids are metabolized down to propionyl-CoA (a 3 Carbon unit). This is converted in three steps to succinyl-CoA (as shown below). Calculate the number of ATPs that would result from the complete oxidation of valeric acid (a C-5 fatty acid) CO₂ ATP S-COA Propionyl-CoA In ADP + Pi Ű S-CoA COO Methylmatony-COA ATO APP Succinyl-CoA S-COA
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