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Calculate the number of ATP produced (or consumed) by conversion of Leu to acetoacetate using this overall conversion :
2 Leu → 3 acetoacetate + 2 NH3
(Hint: use the enzymes you learned for making ketone bodies at the end)
The conversion of 2 moles of leucine to acetoacetate consumes 2 ATP molecules and produces 3 moles of acetoacetate and 2 moles of NH3.
The reaction is shown below.