Chapter 12, Problem 2IA.3Q

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The total number of ATP produced by one glucose (two Acetyl CoA) going through the citric acid cycle.

Introduction:

The series of metabolic reactions, in which the energy stored in the compounds is released for the production of $\text{ATP}$(adenosine triphosphate), is called “Krebs’s cycle”. The pyruvate undergoes series of reactions in the citric acid cycle and converts into $\text{Acetyl CoA}$(acetyl coenzyme A) in the presence of oxygen.