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16 April, 12:47

Contrary to legend, camels do not store water in their humps. Camel humps actually contain large fat deposits that can serve as a source of water. Calculate the volume of water in liters that a camel can produce from 1.0 kg of fat. Assume for simplicity that the fat consists entirely of tripalmitoylglycerol, (MW=807 g/mol) (MW=807 g/mol) and ignore the products of glycerol oxidation.

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  1. 16 April, 13:06
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    1.54l H2O

    Explanation:

    recall that tripalmitoylglycerol comprises of 3 palmitoyl-CoA molecules

    so, we will evaluate water produced from beta oxidation of 3 molecules of palmitoyl - CoA

    we have,

    1,2,3 moles of tripalmitoylglycerol x 3

    = 3.72 moles of palmitoyl-CoA

    also, Beta oxidation of 1 palmitoyl-CoA will produce 23 molecules of water (H2O)

    3.72 moles of palmitoyl-CoA = 23H2O X 3.72

    = 85.56 molecules of H2O

    molecuular weight of water = 18

    therefore, 18g x 85.86 = 1540g of water

    = 1540ml H2O

    = 1.54l H2O
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