Question

g How many turns through the citric acid cycle are required to fully oxidize all of the acetly-coA that result from 1 molecule of glucose?

Answer 1

Answer:

The two molecules of acetyl-CoA that are produced from a molecule of glucose goes through two turn in the citric acid cycle, one for each molecule of acetyl-CoA.

Explanation:

Glycolysis the process by which a molecule of glucose is broken down in a series of steps to yield two molecules of pyruvate. The overall equation for  the reactions of glycolsis is given below:

Glucose + 2NAD+ ----> 2 Pyruvate + 2NADH + 2H⁺

Each of the two pyruvate molecules produced from glucose breakdown is further oxidized to two molecules of acetyl-CoA and CO₂ each.

2 Pyruvate ----> 2 AcetylCoA + 2CO₂

Each of the acetyl-CoA molecule then enters the citric acid cycle for its oxidation. In each turn of the cycle, one acetyl group enters as acetyl-CoA and two molecules of CO₂ leave.