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For each molecule of fully saturated fatty acid sterarate that is degraded throguh bet- oxidation:
a. How many cycles of beta-oxidation are required to fully oxidize this molecule of sterate? how many molecules of acetyl CoA are produced from the complete oxidation of this moelcule of sterate?
b. how many molecules of NADH (+H+) and FADH2 are produced in these many cycles of beta-oxidation that you have indicated in part (1)? (I am asking for the total number of NADH (+H+) and FADH2 molecules produced through Beta-oxidation per molecules of stearate oxidized).
c. How many molecules of ATP (and GTP; in other word, how many high enegry phosphates) are produced from the acetyl-Coa molecules produced in (1) when these molcules are oxidized through the citric acid cycle, and resulting reduced coenzyme produced re-oxidized through the elctron transport sytem (ETS) and oxidativr phosphorylation.
d. how many total molecules of ATP (and GTP, in other words, how many total high-energy phosphates) are obtained from each molecule of steraate oxidized? show work
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