1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Natalka [10]
2 years ago
6

If each NADHNADH generates 3 ATPATP molecules and each FADH2FADH2 generates 2 ATPATP molecules, calculate the number of ATPATP m

olecules generated from one saturated 18 ‑carbon fatty acid.
Chemistry
1 answer:
Nadusha1986 [10]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

128~ATP

Explanation:

The metabolic pathway by which energy can be obtained from a fatty acid is called <u>"beta-oxidation"</u>. In this route, acetyl-Coa is produced by removing <u>2 carbons</u> from the fatty acid for each acetyl-Coa produced. In other words, for each round, 1 acetyl Coa is produced and for each round 2 carbons are removed from the initial fatty acid. Therefore, the first step is to calculate the <u>number of rounds</u> that will take place for an <u>18-carbon fatty</u> acid using the following equation:

Number~of~Rounds=\frac{n}{2}-1

Where "n" is the <u>number of carbons</u>, in this case "18", so:

Number~of~Rounds=\frac{18}{2}-1~=~8

We also have to calculate the amount of Acetyl-Coa produced:

Number~of~Acetyl-Coa=\frac{18}{2}~=~9

Now, we have to keep in mind that in each round in the beta-oxidation we will have the <u>production of 1 FADH_2 and 1 NADH</u>. So, if we have 8 rounds we will have 8 FADH_2 and 8 NADH.

Finally, for the total calculation of ATP. We have to remember the <u>yield for each compound</u>:

-) 1~FADH_2~=~2~ATP

-) 1~NADH~=~3~ATP

-) Acetyl~CoA~=~10~ATP

Now we can do the total calculation:

(8*2)~+~(8*3)~+~(9*10)=130~ATP

We have to <u>subtract</u>  "2 ATP" molecules that correspond to the <u>activation</u> of the fatty acid, so:

130-2=128~ATP

In total, we will have 128 ATP.

I hope it helps!

You might be interested in
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Rutherford's Gold Foil experiment?
erastova [34]

Answer:

The area around the nucleus must be of low mass.

Explanation:

Rutherford`s experiment showed that there are some positive charges in the center of the atoms, and because they are all together, they will give a great mass to the atom.

It was quite different from Thomson`s experiment, in which it was thought that the negative charges were mixed with the positive charges, around the atom (like a Pudding Model). In Rutherford`s experiment, because the direction of beta particles, it was the prediction of the positive nucleus.

Hope this info is useful.

8 0
3 years ago
Balance these equations:
MatroZZZ [7]

Explanation:

H² + Br² = 2HBr

2Mg + O² = 2MgO

2H² + O² = 2H²O

hope this helps you

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Determine how many moles of CO2 are required to produce 11.0 mol of glucose,
drek231 [11]

Answer:

Determine how many moles of CO2 are required to produce 11.0 mol of glucose,

i need points thanks for CO2moles

7 0
2 years ago
Which answer helps to explain why carbon atoms tend to make 4 covalent bonds? which answer helps to explain why carbon atoms ten
Kay [80]

Carbon-12 has the following electron configuration: 1s2-2s2-2p2. As seen in the configuration, the right answer is: the first electron shell has 4 orbitals.


8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which of the following is NOT a compound?<br> Table salt<br> Carbon dioxide<br> Water<br> Gold
Igoryamba

Answer: Gold.

Explanation: Water, CO2, and table salt are compounds. They are composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture, where as gold is neither.

3 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • How many moles of O2 are in 53 L of O2 at STP?<br> A) 2.4<br> B) 0.45<br> C) 1.65<br> D) 1187
    5·1 answer
  • You know the concentration of your unknown hcl solution is approximately 0.10 m and you would like to use 40. ml to reach the en
    14·1 answer
  • When a sound source approaches you, the pitch you hear is
    5·1 answer
  • A small 23 kilogram canoe is floating downriver at a speed of 1 m/s. What is the canoe's kinetic energy?
    8·1 answer
  • NEED HELP ASAP PLS
    10·1 answer
  • How is the molecule of substance formed​
    12·1 answer
  • if excess nitrogen gas reacts with 600 cm³ of hydrogen gas at room conditions , calculate the maximum volume of ammonia produced
    12·1 answer
  • 1.00176 x 103<br> Scientific notation
    10·1 answer
  • How many total atoms are in 1 mole of H2O?
    14·1 answer
  • What is pH - discuss the pH scale
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!