From the complete oxidation of glucose (glucose > 6CO2), how may total NADH electron carriers are produced?

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Chapter19: The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
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Problem 21P: Complete oxidation of a 16-carbon fatty acid can yield 129 molecules of ATP Study Figure 19.2 and...
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From the complete oxidation of glucose (glucose > 6CO2), how may total NADH electron carriers are produced?

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The metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose and produces ATP is known as cellular respiration. Glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, the citric acid or Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation are all steps of cellular respiration.

 

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