Question

Number of atp generated from one saturated 18 carbon fatty acid

Answer 1

(in oxidative phosphorylation, FADH2 = 2  ATP; NADH = 3 ATP) Beta-oxidation of one 18 carbon fatty acid would produce 9  acetyl-CoA , 9  FADH, and 9  NADH. Each turn of the TCA produces 1 ATP, 1 FADH2, and 3 NADH.