Question

For aerobic respiration, a variety of substances must be in a state of influx across the inner membrane. Assuming a brain cell in which glucose is the sole energy source, indicate for each of the following substances whether you would expect a net flux across the membrane and if so, how many molecules will move in which direction per molecule of glucose catabolized.
- electrons
-pyruvate
-oxygen
-ATP
-ADP
-Acetyl CoA
-Glyceral-3-phosphate
-NADH
-FADH2
-Oxaloacetate
-Water
-Protons

Answer 1

Answer:

electrons inflow

pyurvate inflow

oxygen inflow

ATP Outflow

ADP Inflow

Acetyl CoA no net change

Gluceral-3-phosphate no net flow

NADF inflow

FADH2 outflow

Oxaloacetate no net flow

water outflow

proton outflow

Explanation:

Aerobic respiration is the process in which cell get oxygen from within. There is no inflow of oxygen and the movement is minimum. The membrane covering the cell releases the excess oxygen if the initial storage is more than the requirement. This is in the form of outflow in ATP.