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Which of the following stages of cellular respiration makes the most ATP?
glycolysis |
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citric acid cycle |
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oxidative phosphorylation |
Citric acid cycle makes the most ATP i.e 24 ATP
In glycolysis ATP produced is 6ATP
In oxidative phosphorylation ATP produced is 6ATP.
GLYCOLYSIS:
In Glcolysis ATP producedproduced by substrate level phosphorylation:
Bisphosphoglyceric acid to Phosphoglyceric acid-2ATP
Phosphoenol pyruvic acid to Pyruvic acid-2ATP
But ATP is consumed for the phosphorylation of Glucose and Fructose-6-phosphate - (-2ATP)
Net gain of ATP in SLP of glycolysis is 2ATP
ATP generated from NADH in glycolysis- 4ATP
Therefore total ATP generated through Glycolysis is 6ATP.
OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION:
In the conversion of Pyruvic acid to Acetyl CoA 2NADH are produced each worth 3ATP.
So the number of ATP generated through Oxidative phosphorylation is 6ATP.
CITRIC ACID CYCLE:
ATP produced by Substrate level phosphorylation during conversion of Succinyl CoA to Succinic acid - 2 ATP
ATP produced from NADH during:
Conversion of isocitric acid to oxalosuccinic acid-6ATP (2×3ATP)
Conversion of alphaketoglutaric acid to Succinyl CoA -6ATP(2×3ATP)
Malic acid to Oxaloacetic acid -6ATP(2×3ATP)
ATP produced from FADH2 during the conversion of Succinic acid to Fumaric acid -4ATP (2×2ATP).
Therefore total ATP produced in Krebs cycle are 24ATP.