Biochemistry - Oxidative Phosphorylation - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Oxidative Phosphorylation - Section 1 (Q.No. 8)
8.
How many CO2 molecules are exhaled for each O2 molecule utilized in cellular respiration?
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Wisam said:
7 years ago
Simply you can get the answer by knowing that oxidation no of carbon in a bioorganic molecule is -4 while in CO2 is +4 which mean there is 8 e lost. i.e. 4 for each O atom in O2 molecule.
These four electrons transferred from glucose through its aerobic oxidation to last acceptor the oxygen (passed through TCA and electron transport chain.
These four electrons transferred from glucose through its aerobic oxidation to last acceptor the oxygen (passed through TCA and electron transport chain.
Trafton said:
9 years ago
This is highly dependent on the state of the organism. This describing RER (CO2/O2) during periods of high glycolysis, RER = 1; during sedentary and moderate workloads 0 < RER < 1.
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