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Walking consumes 100kcal/mi (kilocalorie/mile). The hydrolysis of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) gives –7.3 kcal/mole as ΔGo f (Gibbs free energy), which drives muscle contraction. Calculate the grams of ATP needed for walking a mile. ATP synthesis is linked to oxidation of glucose (ΔGo f = –686 kcal/mol); so, calculate the grams of glucose needed to metabolizethat amount of ATP.
Given:
Glucose oxidation is necessary for the generation of ATP and 40% of the energy generated is used for phosphorylation of ADP (adenosine diphosphate).The gram molecular weight of glucose is 180 g (gram) and that of ATP is 507 g.
Introduction:
The energy currency of a living cell is called ATP. It is then hydrolyzed into ADP or AMP (adenosine monophosphate). The standard free energy is the energy released or utilized at 25˚C(degree Celsius)or 298 K(Kelvin) and 1 atm (atmospheric) pressure.
Explanation of Solution
The ΔGo f will be positive when it is utilized by the body.
Given,
Given,
31 molecules of ATP are formed when 1 molecule of glucose is oxidized. Therefore,
During oxidation of glucose, 40% of the ATP production is used for phosphorylating the ADP. Thus, the remaining amount of glucose utilized for ATP production=
Therefore, it can be concluded that 6940.83 g of ATP is produced for a mile-longwalk. The amount of glucose, which is
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