How many ATP equivalents are made from convention of succinyl-CoA to oxaloacetate? Assume that re-oxidation of NADH via the electron transport chain yields the equivalent of 3 ATP, and that re-oxidation of FADH2 yields 2 ATP.

The four-carbon molecule, oxaloacetate, that began the cycle is regenerated after the eight steps of the citric acid cycle. The eight steps of the citric acid cycle are a series of redox, dehydration, hydration, and decarboxylation reactions. Each turn of the cycle forms one GTP or ATP as well as three NADH molecules and one FADH2 molecule, which will be used in further steps of cellular respiration to produce ATP for the cell.