Using ideal ATP production numbers, how many ATPs would an individual generate if he or she consumed only pyruvate and carried one pyruvate molecule through cellular respiration?

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Joy Farmer

9 May, 20:27

Using ideal ATP production numbers, how many ATPs would an individual generate if he or she consumed only pyruvate and carried one pyruvate molecule through cellular respiration?

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Answer: The ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) that will be generated if one pyruvate molecule is carried through cellular respiration is 36.

Explanation: Pyruvate is formed through glycolysis cycle which breaks down glucose. The pyruvate is used in aerobic cellular respiration via the TCA cycle yielding 2 ATPs and the electron transport system yielding 34 ATPs. That makes it up to a total of 36 ATPs.