Cellular respiration Flashcards
a metabolic pathway that uses glucose to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), an
organic compound the body can use for energy
Cellular respiration
One molecule of glucose can
produce a net of
30-32 ATP
● the process of breaking down glucose.
● can take place with or without oxygen.
● produces two molecules of pyruvate, two molecules of ATP, two molecules of NADH,
and two molecules of water.
● takes place in the cytoplasm
Glycolysis
acetyl coenzyme A binds with Oxaloacetic Acid =
Citrate
Citric acid loses carbon in the form of carbon dioxide to form a 5-carbon compound =
Ketoglutaric Acid.
5-carbon compound, ketoglutaric acid lost its another carbon atom and form carbon
dioxide =
Succinic Acid
Succinic acid now undergoes a series of reactions to regenerate our previously
mentioned 4-carbon compound =
Oxaloacetic acid.