Answer to Question #250275 in Organic Chemistry for Mohamed

Question

**Calculate the energy balance of 1 Krebs cycle (how many ATP molecules
are synthesized) under full coupling with oxidative phosphorylation.
Explain.

Answer 1

This breaks down the pyruvic acid to carbon dioxide.

This produces 2 ATP and 6 NADH , for every glucose molecule entering glycolysis. The Krebs cycle takes place inside the mitochondria. The Krebs cycle produces the CO2 that you breath out.