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The Respiratory Balance Sheet

Question

Calculate the number of CO2 produced if 1 molecule acetyl CoA is respired aerobically.

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Solution

If acetyl CoA is respired aerobically then the krebs cycle occurs only once. From 1 krebs cycle 2 molecules of CO2 is released. Therefore, when acetyl CoA is used as a respiratory substrate only 2 moles of CO2 is released.



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