Answer:
Total ATP molecules produced = 66 molecules of ATP
Explanation:
A 10-carbon fatty acid when it has undergone complete oxidation will yield 5 acetyl-CoA molecules and 4 FADH₂ and 4 NADH molecules each. Each of the 5 acetyl-CoA molecules enters into the citric acid cycle and is completely oxidized to yield further ATP and FADH₂ and NADH molecules.
The total yield of ATP in the various enzymatic step is calculated below:
Acyl-CoA dehydrodenase = 4 FADH₂
β-Hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase = 4 NADH
Isocitrate dehydrogenase = 5 NADH
α-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase = 5 NADH
Succinyl-CoA synthase = 5 ATP (from substrate-level phosphorylation of GDP)
Succinate dehydrogenase = 5 FADH₂
Malate dehydrogenase = 5 NADH
Total ATP from FADH₂ molecoles = 9 * 1.5 = 13.5
Total NADH molecules = 19 * 2.5 = 47.5
Total ATP molecules produced = 13.5 + 47.5 + 5
Total ATP molecules produced = 66 molecules of ATP
