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Essay question:
Explain how 38 ATP are formed in process of cellular respiration. EXPLAIN IN DETAILS.
Cellular respiration
Cellular respiration is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate ( ATP ) , and then release waste products .
Two types
1.aerobic respiration
2.anaerobic respiration
Mechanism of respiration
Both aerobic and anaerobic respiration start with glycolysis . In aerobic respiration , glycolysis is followed by Citric acid cycle and then electron transport system , both occuring in the mitochondria .
In anaerobic respiration , glycolysis is followed by formation of ethyl alcohol or organic acid , that occurs in the cytoplasm .
Glycolysis
In glycolysis two molecules of ATP are consumed during double phosphorylation of glucose to fructose 1 , 6 biphosphate . Two molecules of NADPH2 are formed at the time of oxidation of glyceraldehyde 3 - phosphate to 1 , 3 biphosphoglycerate . Each NADH is equivalent to 3ATP , so that net gain in glycolysis is 8 ATP .
Link reaction
Citric acid cycle