how many molecules of ATP are formed during aerial respiration of glucose?(1gm mole)
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Explanation:
5 molecular are formed
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Explanation: The above is in a perfect scenario, where NADH made during glycolysis (which occurs in the cytoplasm) finds its way into the mitochondrion to the electron transport chain. That does not always happen.
Also, the electron transport chain which is the main set of reactions in which ATP is produced, relies on a gradient being maintained across the membranes in the mitochondrion. This is not perfectly maintained, the membranes may be a bit 'leaky', resulting in fewer ATP being made.
It also depends on exactly how many NADH and FADH2 molecules are generated through glycolysis and the Krebs/citric acid cycle stages. FADH2 enters the chain later than NADH, resulting in less ATP.
More recent sources say that in practice, about 30 molecules of ATP are generated from 1 glucose. Though less than the theoretical maximum, that is still 15 times more than the 2 ATP generated from anaerobic respiration